...strengthens bones 10. reduces the risk of cancer 11. lowers resting heart rate 12. reduces body fat 13. reduces stress 14. increases mental well being 15. lengthens your life span 16. if done regularly - will get you down to your ideal body weight Other Benefits • A complete leisure activity, cycling gives you the opportunity to spend time with friends. • A chance to meet new people and discover new places cannot be ruled out as well. • Cycling is a complete environmental friendly activity. Unlike other means of transport, it lets out no harmful chemicals in the air. • Cycling can prove to be the best mode to move around your local area without any difficulty The Committee has two sub-committees, The Communications Sub-committee and the Technical and Network Sub-committee, whose members are part of the overall committee. The Committee believes that Mississauga will benefit in many ways from a more extensive cycling system in that it will help promote: • Greater sense of community and personal contact • Less dependence on cars for all residents • Increased tourism and economic benefits by drawing cyclists to cycling destinations • More transportation options • Improved air quality • Increased opportunity for exercise and greater cardiovascular fitness • Greater safety for all • An easy way for family and friends to spend recreational time outdoors Health...
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...4/17/14 English 214 Lines, Vines and Bicycling Times The invention of the bicycle dates back all the way to 1817 when Baron von Drais invented a walking machine that would help him get around the royal gardens faster. Since then it was used as a means of transportation for many years, up until the use of cars started becoming more frequent. However, although cars are a good and refreshing invention that makes it quicker for us to move around, the use of a bicycle is much more convenient for the environment, for your wallet since you are saving money and for your health. An important component that affects our life is the environment which is why bike riding is beneficial to keeping the environment a good place for all of those who live in it. Riding your bicycle can help out with the environment since it doesn’t run on anything but your own physical power, while a car releases CO2 because it needs to run on gas. A car uses “[… ] fossil fuels such as gasoline and diesel to transport people [it] is the second largest source of CO2 emissions, accounting for about 32% of total U.S. CO2 emissions” Since a bicycle doesn’t occupy gas like a car does, it doesn’t release any other toxins, like a car which, in addition to CO2 also release “…carbon dioxide (CO2 ), automobiles produce methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O)” The result of releases of methane to the environment makes it “more efficient at trapping radiation” which ultimately is deleterious to the environment, but can...
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...What everyday changes, if any, might you make to increase the amount of energy expended in your day-to-day activities? To increase the total amount of energy expended in daily activities the time and amount of daily active exercises must be increased. The more vigorous the exercise performed is, the more energy is expended. All leisurely activities should be taken care of throughout the day, but the vigorous activities should be planned in order to incorporate all muscle groups and cardiovascular exercise. What types and amounts of exercise would work best for you? Among the exercises listed the ones that would work best for me would be walking, jogging, and playing sports. Also weightlifting and aerobic exercise would help to expend energy and burn calories. Riding a bike could also be an option as this could be enjoyed by the whole family. Can the activities be performed year-round? If not, can you suggest alternative activities and locations for inclement weather? Though bicycling cannot be performed at the home without a stationary bike, running and jogging can be done standing in place or on a treadmill. During favorable weather conditions these activities can be enjoyed outdoors. However, during inclement weather these outdoor activities can be put to a halt. During these times there are still many options. With personal gyms opening at an exponential rate, having the right equipment and an educated trainer has become an easy commodity to acquire. Also, many activities...
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..."by absorbing the energy from the impact, buying extra time for the brain to slow down" (Macyko1). Bicycle riders need to wear helmets to protect their brains from injury, yet unfortunately the public is simply not aware of this need and many people will continue to die or be seriously injured unless something is done. Bicycle helmets save lives and should be required by Arizona State law for riders of all ages. Opponents feel that bicycle helmet laws are too strict and are misdirected. Principally, they feel that helmet laws do not prevent accidents and point out the fact that "motor vehicles are involved in 90-92% of bicyclist deaths" (BHSI/Compendium 4). Creating awareness among drivers by lowering their speeds would create a safer cycling environment. Furthermore, opponents of helmet laws believe that "requiring motorists to wear helmets will save more lives" (Convissor 1) since statistics show the likelihood of fatality while riding in passenger cars is nearly double that of bicycling (Bicycle 15). They are also concerned for the overall popularity of their sport when helmet laws go into effect. After helmet laws went into effect in Australia, "surveys in Sydney found the helmet law reduced...
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...Executive Summary My Bike is in a unique position to capitalize on gains from advertising campaign. Starting business in step with a downturn in the economy My Bike has shown to have the products and services customers’ desire. Specialty bike shops make up a small portion of all bike retailers but contribute 55% of the sales revenue in the biking industry. With demands for bikes and their services fairly consistent getting the message out about who My Bike is and what it can do for customer is critical to success in this market. Service, repairs and rentals differentiates its self from mass merchants while the extend adjustment period and used bike selection lets My Bike stand out among other specialty shops. Connecting and communicating with My Bikes identified target market will create awareness and draw traffic to allow for growth. Advertising each segment of products and services around a central theme generates synergy on the My Bike brand but communicates the specific value it will bring to the consumer. The synergy would be centered on the web and feed through advertising media like facebook, tweeter and shop envy sites. Targeting the right message to the right audience at the right time will allow My Bike to be successful in its goals. I. Situation Analysis The Bicycle Industry In 2011 there were approximately 15.7 million bicycles sold within the US in all wheel sizes these sales, combined with the sale of related parts and accessories, represents a...
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...Summary We are working on developing a bike-sharing infrastructure in Vancouver. Our goal is to implement a network with 100 bikes and 10 stations located throughout downtown Vancouver. Mainly around sky-train stations and the busiest streets. Residents and visitors will have access to an easy, convenient and fun means of transportation. Bike2Go will be available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The station network will provide twice as many docking points as bicycles, assuring there will be a nearby dock for all users. Our fleet will include robust, practical, and stylish Vanhawk Valour smart bikes. Works Completed We have conducted market research and studied current successful instances of our company in other cities around the world. Users can purchase 24 or 72-hour short-term memberships and receive ride codes to unlock a bicycle. Long-term memberships are ideal for Vancouver residents and can be purchased by the month or the year. Long-term members will receive a card key that can be inserted directly into the bike station to instantly unlock a bike to ride. Riders will pay increments for the total amount of time they have used the bike. After several test drives, and public surveys, we decided to purchase Vanhawks Valour bicycles as our product bicycles. Vanhawks is a Canadian company that manufactures the first carbon fiber smart bike. The Valour features Bluetooth 4.0, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Speed sensor, GPS Receiver, Mesh-network, Blindspot...
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...Current Marketing Situation The primary target market for UScoot is college students enrolled at Ole Miss. Parking on campus is getting worse and worse, and the situation is opening up a very large market for alternate transportation. Ole Miss is closing in on 20,000 students, and the university plans to continually increase enrollment, which will continually increase the size of UScoot’s target market. A secondary market for Uscoot will be campus employees. There are more than 2,500 Ole Miss employees, many of whom are searching for alternate transportation just as the students are, and as student enrollment rises, Ole Miss will have to employ even more people, and this will increase the size of the secondary market as well. Obviously, UScoot will available to anyone who wants to use the service, but the biggest portion of the business will definitely be centered around Ole Miss students. There are 38,000 residents in the city of Oxford, and these 38,000 residents represent the total market for UScoot. The size of the target market is between 15,000 and 20,000, which represents all students enrolled at the university. UScoot will only need to capture about 1% of this market to be profitable. It is not at all unreasonable to believe that UScoot can achieve this number of customers very quickly, and the potential for growth past that number is excellent as well. Enrollment will continue to rise, and the popularity of UScoot is bound to increase as more and more people learn...
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...REI Marketing Environment WorksheetList the current characteristics of each environmental factor as they relate to REI. U.S. EconomyHow does the current U.S. economy affect REI retail operations? 1.The American jobless rate is currently at an all time low. The economy is enjoying an upsurge that is fueling the housing market and the stock market and resulting in the U.S public having more disposable income than in recent years. This turns into an up rise for most retail and recreational markets. 2. While the current economic outlook may be boosting the spending activity of most Americans, the demands of balancing work schedules and family life have resulted in a consumer that is extremely careful of how they spend their disposable income. They are demanding high quality, superb customer service and immediate attention. Those recreational retailers who can meet these demands will be the ones who will benefit most from the current economic climate. Global EconomyHow does the current global economy affect REI retail operations? 1. REI, like many U.S. firms are expanding their operations into overseas markets. As this is done, the economic climates of these markets benefit from the influx of cash resulting from the employment of their populations. Multinational corporations (MNCs) are moving operations to wherever they can find the least expensive labor pool that is able to do the work well. This action has the combined effect of increasing available markets for...
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...Why Kids Should be More Active By Sterling Williams ITT-Tech Cary, NC Introduction In the year 2015 it seems more kids are being less active in today youths. Is it because of the video games, the apps of the phone, and more internet access? As you look at how you grew up where you were mostly outside to how kids are today and how they are more inside the house. Where have the time gone where going outside to play with friends was the highlight of your day gone to. Is technology making our youth less active and lazy? Is riding a bike or playing outside to the streetlights come on a thing in the past? Why I Feel That Kids Should Be Active I feel kids should be more active by going outside more riding a bike, playing sports, swimming, and being around people outside of the house. In my position I feel like today youth should be involved in more actives than be stuck in front of a TV or on the phone. Being more active can help kids be more vocal and experience team work among his or her peers. Being active kids can help develop positive physical activity and nutrition habits for a lifetime of good health.Be an active kid’s uses builds character, interactive hands-on lessons and bright visuals to teach children that physical activity, healthy eating, and food safety can be fun. Exercise helps kids achieve and maintain a healthy body weight. Regular physical activity helps build and maintain strong, healthy muscles, bones and joints. Exercise aids in the development of important...
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...Lafayette Bike Lane Dangers and Restrictions Home to the University of Louisiana, Lafayette is one of the biggest college towns in Louisiana. Everyone knows that a majority of college students are poor. Having to pay for food, gas, bills, rent, and school all for the first time it is hard for students to keep up. Many students choose to ride their bike to school or even to run everyday errands. Lafayette has a big problem with biking accidents due to a lack of bike lanes around town. Being a college town we are very far behind on being bicycle friendly. We need to add more bicycle lanes around town, add barriers between the cars and bicycles, and spread bicycle awareness. Biking around Lafayette can unfortunately be very dangerous. As of right now there are only two main roads in Lafayette that have a bike lane. Saint Marry Street and Johnston Street and on those two roads the bike lane does not even span the whole road and instead just little parts of the road. When there are not bike lanes on roads, bikers are forced to ride in the motor vehicle lane obeying the same laws as a large car or truck. This can cause many problems to both cars and bicycle riders. Even the fanciest race bicycles cannot keep up with the 45-mile per hour speed limit on most Lafayette roads. When there are no bike lanes, bikes are expected to ride in the regular lane and obey regular traffic laws. This causes a problem due to the amount of vehicles that pile up behind the slow moving bicycle....
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...With the increasingly rapid economic globalization and urbanization,more problems are brought to our attention.One of them is traffic jams. The reasons can be listed as follows .For one thing,it’s cheaper to buy a car than a few years ago.In previous years,a car was a luxury that Chinese families cannot afford,but cars are now becoming more accessible to the common people because of the reduction of the price.Therefore we can see so many cars driving on the road.For another reason,with the people’s needs for transport facilities increasing substantially , the road network is far from rational.Stimulated by high demand , the number of private cars has increased at an average annual rate of over 30 percent . Therefore , restricted road can’t meet the requirement of the increasing cars. Although traffic jams has brought inconvenience to us,it seems that people are not prepared to give up their cars and use other forms of transport. Here are a variety of reasons for it.First,owning a car is a metaphor of one’s status.Generally, a man who have a car may be richer than a man who goes by bus.Second,car is more express compared with bus or bicycle.In a survey conducted by a well-known magazine,it takes us one hour to go to your destination by bus.While you may save half an hour if you have a car. Then,how should we solve this problem?Here are some suggestions,which may be of some help.One way is to call upon common people to use bicycle in place of car,which can not only reduce...
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...Community and Recreation: Community Recreation Community The Merriam- Webster (2012) defines community as a unified body of individuals with common interests living in a particular area. A community is also a local grouping within which people carry out a full round of life activities. Although families or other groups can sometimes be relatively self-sufficient, most of them do not live in isolation. For many reasons, ranging from economic interdependence to shared cultural values, families and other groups normally join together to form communities. The community, rather than the family, becomes the social setting for most everyday economic, political, religious, educational, recreational and similar activities. As communities become larger and more complex, other types of organizations are often established within the community to perform these various functions. Thus, a community is a type of social organization that is territorially located and provides the setting for dealing with most of the needs and problems of daily living. Communities vary widely in size and complexity. Recreation McLean and Hurd., (2011) defines recreation as a network of public agencies that provide such facilities as parks, playgrounds, aquatic centers, sports fields, and community centers in thousand of cities, towns, and countries. Recreation is also defined as any activity performed during one’s leisure or free time. Recreation is very essential element of human biology...
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...Mimi Lee March 25, 2013 3pm Final Exam for writing for Business Professionals YAS Fitness is a hybrid fitness movement combining Yoga and indoor cycling. YAS is for people who value their health, fitness and time. A smart combination of cardio, strength training, stretching and alignment, YAS is succinct and balanced solution to all your fitness needs. The studio offers expert instructors, great music and challenge routines. YAS is home to great community of like-minded, people looking to take their fitness to the next leave. This is the first fitness program dedicated to the combination of Yoga and Spinning. YAS Fitness Studios were created and founded in 2001 by Kimberly Fowler. Kimberly Fowler is an avid athlete and actively involved in the day-to-day operation of her company, including teaching and a regular in class. YAS Fitness Studio downtown Los Angeles is located on 8th and Hope Street. The studio opened in 2010. The studio offers 3 types of fitness classes: indoor cycling, YOGA for Athletes all level, and Yoga for Athletes Ripped. Indoor cycling is a high-energy 40 minutes class taught in intervals by inspiring trained instructors known for great music mixes that keep people moving. Yoga for athletes is a class for all level. This is a cardio training gained from intense indoor cycling paired with the strength and flexibility work of yoga for athletes. Yoga for athletes ripped is a “Total body workout” designed to tone and sculpt every major muscles...
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...Persuasive Letter Deborah D. Mogg NUR/405 June 11, 2012 Kim Hall Persuasive Letter Dear Mr. Supervisor: My name is Deborah Mogg and I am a Registered Nurse and a student at University of Phoenix in the RN-BSN program. I am writing this letter to you as the Supervisor of the Charter Township of Waterford to bring forward an issue that I feel needs attention in our township. I recently completed a Windshield Survey of my immediate community of Watkins Lake Estates and I have lived in Waterford for sixteen years. During this time I have noted the lack of adequate right-of-ways for both pedestrians and bicyclists. I also noted the alarming number of overweight and obese adults and children in the community. I’m sure you are aware of the exploding epidemic involving obesity and the increase of chronic disease conditions related to obesity including heart disease, stroke, and diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012). The effects of obesity and poor nutritional choices are well-documented and reported in every form of media available today. You may not be aware that the United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2011-2020 as the Decade for of Action for Road Safety, with the stated goal to reduce road fatalities around the globe utilizing efforts at the regional, national, and global levels (“UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020”, n.d.). I think these two can be put together to promote awareness and a healthier lifestyle for our community...
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...between the front-middle and the middle-back rows. In terms of time spent (hours per week) on the core activities, on average the students reported to study 20.6 h/week; to have leisure time for 24.6 h/week; social activities for 40.4 h/week; and working 3.4 h/week. The major findings of this study reveal that mode of transport does play an important role in student’s study, leisure, and social activities. The findings indicate that those students with private transport tend to spend slightly less time on self-study (20.4-20.8 h/week) and miss slightly more classes because the private transport provide convenience to other forms of attractions, leaving less time for study. In terms of gender, female students using public transport and walking/cycling tend to spend more time on self-study (21.2-21.3 h/week) than male students (20.1–20.9 h/week). This suggests that female students tend to be more diligent and put more effort into learning. However, for...
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