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Cinque, Chris – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1987
No formal research has been conducted on the training effects and injury risks of all-terrain bicycles in mountain biking, but experience indicates they are apparently safe and may provide greater fitness benefits than traditional bicycles. The bicycles are described, and their apparent benefits are discussed. (MT)
Descriptors: Athletic Equipment, Bicycling, Outdoor Activities, Physical Fitness
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Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1975
This round-table discussion focuses on the pros and cons of biking as a means to physical fitness and offers practical tips for beginning cyclists. (JS)
Descriptors: Bicycling, Exercise (Physiology), Physical Activities, Physical Fitness
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (DHHS/CDC), Atlanta, GA. – 2000
This guide encourages people to create safe walking and biking routes to school, promoting four issues: physically active travel, safe and walkable routes to school, crime prevention, and health environments. The chapters include: "KidsWalk-to-School: A Guide to Promote Walking to School" (Is there a solution? Why is walking to school important?…
Descriptors: Bicycling, Child Health, Child Safety, Crime Prevention
Rohnke, Karl – 1977
The product of a 3,355 mile bicycle trip involving a co-ed group of teenagers and a leader (N=12), this guide to bike riding trips presents practical and philosophical insights gained by the Project Adventure leader who conducted the trip. Detailed lists of pre- and on-trip requirements are presented. Specifically, there are sections devoted to…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Bicycling, Camping, Clothing