TrailBlog Health Organizations

Three Reasons 18-Year-Old Jan Gierlach Just Biked 3,300-Miles Across America

Posted 04/28/17 by Amy Kapp in America's Trails, Trail Use | Tagged with Best Of, California, Champions, Florida, Health Organizations, Young Champions

Jan Gierlach riding in Austin, Texas, near the midpoint of his 2017 Ride For 3 Reasons route between San Diego, California, and St. Augustine, Florida | Photo courtesy Jan Gierlach + Ride for 3 Reasons

Eighteen-year-old Jan Gierlach just spent three months bicycling 3,300 miles solo and raised more than $600,000 for three causes near and dear to his heart.

Full Story

Boundary Bay Park in Tsawwassen, south of Vancouver, British Columbia | Photo courtesy Gord McKenna | CC by 2.0

CDC Says Few Older Adults Get Enough Physical Activity. Trails Can Help.

Posted 09/15/16 by Ashley Ashworth in Health and Wellness, Policy | Tagged with Facts and FIgures, Health and Active Living, Health Organizations, Healthy Aging, Transportation and Health, Why Use Trails?

In its report released today, Physical Activity Among Adults Aged 50 Years and Older, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shared some troubling news: more than one in four older Americans are physically inactivity and only 20 percent meet physical activity guidelines. But here’s the good news: Physical activity can help manage the most prevalent chronic conditions, and trails provide the perfect low-stress environments in which to be active.

100 Reasons to Walk (for Your Health)

Posted 01/13/16 by David Sabgir, M.D. in Health and Wellness | Tagged with Health and Active Living, Health Organizations, Walkability and Bikeability

RTC is pleased to present this great list of the health benefits to walking, authored by Dr. David Sabgir, founding CEO of Walk with a Doc.

So Simple, So Good: New Jersey Community Puts Play at the Heart of Local Health Initiative

Posted 10/27/14 by Elissa Southward in Health and Wellness | Tagged with Health Organizations, New Jersey, Schools and Young People

In Montclair, N.J., an initiative called Eat. Play. Live...Better is having an important impact in encouraging people to be more active in their daily lives, and to make healthy eating choices.

Tackling Obesity Head On: Hospitals and Trail Groups Team Up to Fight Obesity

Posted 09/24/14 by Elissa Southward in Health and Wellness | Tagged with Health Organizations, Pennsylvania, Success Stories

Health leaders in Pennsylvania acknowledge the importance of increasing physical activity in the fight against obesity, and in the Philadelphia region, they are tackling the issue head on.

Biking, Walking Projects to Help Make Rochester, Minn., International Wellness Community

Posted 04/09/14 by Elissa Southward in Health and Wellness, Success Stories | Tagged with Health Organizations, Minnesota, Trail Communities

Recently, Jay Walljasper published an article in the Minnesota Post about the city of Rochester’s plan to target overall wellness through collaborative efforts with the Mayo Clinic, the state of Minnesota and Olmsted County.

Tomorrow Is National Wear Red Day

Posted 02/06/14 by Elissa Southward in Health and Wellness | Tagged with Health Organizations

As American Heart Month continues this February, RTC wanted to let you know about National Wear Red Day®, which takes place tomorrow, Feb. 7, 2014. On this special day (always the first Friday each February), both the American Heart Association and President Barack Obama are encouraging everyone to wear red to raise awareness of the fight against female heart disease.