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August 9, 2009 - August 15, 2009 Archives

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Why we walk

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By Tom Meade    Email

"Of all exercises, walking is the best," said Thomas Jefferson. But there's more to it. "Three miles an hour restores our humanity to us," say Aaron Sussman and Ruth Goode in their 1967 book, The Magic of Walking. (I found......

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 Tags  healing   meditation   walking   Zen  

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Some steps to take it indoors when it's too hot to walk

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Mall walkers in York, Pa. / New York Times photo Mapmywalk.com, a site that allows its members to chart their walking-fitness progress in various ways, has offered some tips on a way to continue walking even when the temperatures......

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 Tags  inddoors   tips   walking  

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How fear and commitment got me to the Falmouth Road Race

3:08 PM Tue, Aug 11, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Jack Perry    Email

In May, I threw my hat over the wall in an attempt to snap myself out of a rut. I wrote a check for $37, filled out an application and entered my name in the lottery to run the 7-mile......

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Wanted: Bay Swim volunteers Saturday

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By Tom Meade    Email

Save The Bay needs volunteers for Saturday's Bay Swim. Volunteers are needed in both Newport and Jamestown for a variety of positions on shore, and volunteer kayakers are also needed to help on the water with swimmer safety. Newport volunteer......

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 Tags  Narragansett Bay   Save The Bay   swim  

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River Rangers specialize in keeping bike path clean & safe / video

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Providence Journal Video / Kris Craig The Woonasquatucket River Rangers, a 24-member team of local youth ages 14 to 20, work with volunteers from the Manton Heights community cleaning, mulching and painting along a stretch of the 5-mile Fred......

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 Tags  bike path   Providence RI   River Rangers   video  

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