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Public Transit Users More Likely to Hit Physical Activity Targets

By Travis Saunders, MSc, CEP
Posted: November 1, 2010
Category: News, Obesity Research, Physical Activity | Tagged active transportation, Transit | 1 Comment
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    • TravisSaundersTravisSaunders: @kevinmilligan @mattyglesias From your lips to @NatureMagazine's ears
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    • MrEpid (Atif Kukaswadia)MrEpid (Atif Kukaswadia): @TravisSaunders @chetm12 @Taryn_PhD Yup - I ended up searching and found one eventually. Thanks! :)
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    • COSDawg85 (Sam Callan)COSDawg85 (Sam Callan): @sweatscience @TravisSaunders however the obesity rate in CO is still rising. We are just rising at a slower rate than other regions.
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    • jfletcher14 (Jared Fletcher)jfletcher14 (Jared Fletcher): @sweatscience @TravisSaunders altitude tents for everyone! Just cured obesity.
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    • bitstofit (Darryl)bitstofit (Darryl): @sweatscience @TravisSaunders interesting ... no wonder Houston has been named Men's Fitness' fattest cities a couple of times :)
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    • pstriathlon (Paulo Sousa)pstriathlon (Paulo Sousa): @sweatscience @TravisSaunders That explains Florida!
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    • sweatscience (Alex Hutchinson)sweatscience (Alex Hutchinson): Neat: the higher above sea level you live, the less likely you are to be obese. Real effect. http://t.co/H4p8MqzWi5 via @TravisSaunders
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    • jfletcher14 (Jared Fletcher)jfletcher14 (Jared Fletcher): @TravisSaunders according to the University of Manitoba, I am an idiot #undergradGPA
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    • ulaulaman (Gianluigi Filippelli)ulaulaman (Gianluigi Filippelli): The DropSea Daily is out! http://t.co/XQgQ68xcEb ▸ Top stories today via @WikimediaItalia @fadesingh @TravisSaunders
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    • JaniVaara (Jani Vaara)JaniVaara (Jani Vaara): RT @TravisSaunders: Active transportation (e.g. walking or cycling) has dropped by 50% in a generation of Canadian kids http://t.co/050KTQi…
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