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Biking

Bike Accessories
Bike Travel Case
Cycling Gear

World Wide Bicycling Guide
Find bike path maps and bicycling routes on MapMyRIDE

Traveling by Bicycle

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Travel with Bicycles - (air/rail/other)

Hiking

Hiking Gear

If you have never done any hiking (or walking as they say in Europe) you have missed a lot of natural beauty. There can be hiking trails within a short distance of virtually every major city but you might have to do a little looking to find them. These sites make that search process easy and very rewarding.

On a trip to Anaheim, CA, outside of Los Angeles, I found a hike in the Angeles National Forest to Mt. Baldy. It turned out to be challenging in the beginning but one of the most beautiful hikes I have done. The most surprising thing was how close this was to L.A. and how different the environment was from the huge urban sprawl of that major city.

localhikes.com - a free site limited to only hiking that I have used often and found some beautiful 4* and 5* hikes. Find hikes by plugging in zip code or city and customize by location and distance from your location, degree of difficulty and time available.

alltrails.com - another free site where you can search 40,000 trails for one near you (or wherever you plan to be).

For information about the sport of hiking: safety, preparation, necessary gear, family hiking, etc. go to the website of The American Hiking Sociey

Note: If you will be in an area where ticks are found that could carry Lyme Disease here is a good article worth the read.

See also:

Research - Plan Trip | Find a Travel Destination or Activity--> Parks to locate parks,

Research - Plan Trip | Find a Sports Activity for more trail information,

Research - Plan Trip |Find a Sports Activity | Hiking - for additional hiking resources.

Running

Running Gear

MapMyRun - find:
- Places to run
- An event to do
- A group to run with, etc.
Runner's World -
- Articles on where to run
- Find local races with RaceFinder
- Wirelessruntracker - Use your GPS-enabled wireless phone to map your routes automatically and record them in your free training journal!
Run the Planet's 'Running Route' search engine
Run.com for
- Running Route Maps Worldwide and
- custom route-mapping tool (to create your own running route)

RoadRunner Sports:

Workout

Travel Exercise Equipment

Airport Gyms - "exercise on the fly": a comprehensive listing of airport gyms, airport exercise clubs and airport fitness centers in and around select popular US and Canadian airports.
Bally Total Fitness Club Locator
Gold's Gym Locator
World Gym Locator
YMCA - Find a "Y" by U.S. zip code

Articles:

Exercising while traveling: "The 30-Minute Suitcase Workout" by Michael George, on Traineo
PositiveWorldTravel: "How to Exercise When Traveling"
The "No Equipment Travel Workout" - About.com Exercise

Video:

Bob Harper:

Exercising while traveling

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