Racery: the Virtual Race Platform

In a world built for sitting, here's how to stay active — even when stuck inside In the office, classroom and living room, working and relaxing mean sitting still. Our bodies evolved without chairs. Here are some tips for getting out of your seat and moving — even on cold days.

Mix it up!

Mix of different types of physical activity may be best for longer life - BMJ Group Variety rather than total quantity alone linked to lower risk of early death, research suggests But associations not linear, suggesting possible optimal threshold effect Regularly doing a mix of different types of physical activity may be best for prolonging the lifespan, but the associations aren.....

5 minutes of moderate exercise daily lowers your mortality risk 10%?!

Deaths potentially averted by small changes in physical activity and sedentary time: an individual participant data meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies Small and realistic increases in MVPA of 5 min/day might prevent up to 6% of all deaths in a high-risk approach and 10% of all deaths in population-based approach. Reducing sedentary time by 30 min/day might prevent a smaller, but still meaningful, proportion of deaths in the two risk scenarios.

New study finds that most of life (65%?) is prompted unconsciously or habitually. Except exercise... you gotta want to do it!

How habitual is everyday life? An ecological momentary assessment study Establishing to what extent everyday behaviors are habitual will help intervention developers understand whether and which specific behaviors can become habitual or may require habit disruption to ...

How walkable is my city? There's some great data on the walkability of US cities in this 2018 study.

Good news for folks who struggle to make it all the way to 10k steps! 7,000 steps does LOTS of good.

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What your walking speed can tell you about your health How fast you walk can be a vital sign, just like your blood pressure or body temperature, which can reveal a lot about your health.

We've come a long way, baby!

1971: What on Earth is JOGGING? | Nationwide | Niche sports | BBC Archive "Jogging - the latest American import."Bob Wellings is up at the crack of dawn, to join Ernest Marples MP in Hyde Park for a spot of jogging. What is this my...

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Anyone using baking soda?!

Top Athletes Are Using This Simple Kitchen Staple to Boost Performance A Swedish company’s baking soda formula was the hottest supplement at the Olympics. And now a new study finds that it really works.

Racery’s virtual milestone awards change a life Having participated in dozens of virtual races, one racer says that Racery's milestone awards have help change her life. To make her progress since 2016 tangible, she's turned the awards into refrigerator magnets.

Running’s Latest Secret Brain Ingredient Is Oxytocin New research suggests exercise may boost the “love hormone,” the latest in a long line of brain-boosting molecules