Category: Injury Avoidance

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) likes to issue guidance about cellphone safety, such as here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/30/AR2010093006636.html And the FCC has a page that is promisingly titled “Wireless Devices and Health Concerns” here: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/mobilephone.html But do not assume that the FCC cares about the health effect of your using a cellphone while running or walking. …

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Texting while walking obscures hazards — hazards that those of us who are not texting while walking would say are obvious. This is never more apparent than in the story of the texting teenage girl who fell into an open manhole on a sidewalk along which she was walking. This story is covered in: Tip #4 …

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SpryFeet.com’s “Alert and Alive” pledge campaign was launched a little over a month ago to urge runners and walkers to use their cellphones safely on the road or trail. The focus of the campaign is on physical safety for the runner or walker. But I have found another safety reason not to talk, text, or …

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As I wrote in my previous blog post, I urge you again to not text while in motion, no matter whether that is driving, running, or walking. Please take ten minutes to find and watch a Public Service Announcement (PSA) video from the State of Utah about a specific double-fatality accident resulting from texting while …

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Please do not text while in motion, no matter whether that is driving, running, or walking. Watch videos on the Web for examples of the dangers of texting while driving. Then take SpryFeet.com’s “Alert and Alive” pledge for cellphone safety while running or walking on the road or trail. Have you seen a video related …

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Electric-car noisemakers are not enough when it comes to your safety as a runner or walker on the road. As I wrote about in the Q&A for SpryFeet.com’s “Alert and Alive” pledge campaign, electric cars are so quiet at typical speeds on residential roads that their quietness poses a hazard to runners and walkers, who …

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Many runners and walkers, especially those who train for and participate in endurance races, know about the psychotherapeutic effects of running and walking. So, it makes sense to many people that going for a long workout could be a good way to recover from anger. While it is true that the time to reflect and …

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You can look at the topic of sex and running with two questions: How does running affect sexual activity? How does sexual activity affect running? Question #1 – How does running affect sexual activity? To answer this question, you have to consider the amount of running, and you have to identify the activity (or non-activity) …

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Have you read or heard about barefoot running and decided that you wanted to learn more about it? Perhaps you have even seen someone running barefoot and wondered about this approach to running. Here are five tips for barefoot running for you to consider when you are unable to run on a pristine beach. Tip …

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