Health And Wellness Can Be Enhanced With A Biking Program

Bicycling for about one hour using only light effort (10-12 mph), a 135 pound person would burn about 354 calories while an individual weighing about 155 lbs. would burn about 422 calories.Checkout the Washington Area Bicycling Association for news and calendar updates about upcoming events. Here are some highlights from the site:






Save the Date - Bike to Work Day


Friday, May 20th, 2011


Mark your calendar and prepare for Bike to Work Day. Check out last year's information here to see what to expect for this year, and then come back soon to find out how you can participate in this year's Bike to Work Day.


Read more about the 2010 Bike To Work Day Event




Room to Breathe Poster Shoot


Saturday, March 12th and Sunday, March 13th, 2011


Take part in an influential piece of active transportation advocacy in the DC metro area. WABA, DDOT, and local collage artist Matthew Parker are combining efforts to create a Room to Breathe poster inspired by the iconic shots in Portland and New York City. The poster will be a series of three photos displaying how mch room 50 automobiles takes up compared to 50 cyclists and 50 pedestrians, showing that active transportation is a more efficient use of space.
They will need 50 volunteers to be cyclists and pedestrians for the shoot (25 per day), which will take place on Saturday, March 12th and Sunday, March 13th between 11 AM - 1 PM at the southeast corner of 6th and Pennsylvania, NW. Go wearing your normal street clothes and a helmet and be captured in this piece of history.


To register for Saturday, March 12th, click here.
To register for Sunday, March 13th, click here.

Read more about bicycling health benefits at, click here.

Coordinate a Biking Seminar or Presentation for your employee lunch hour in DC Metro Area