As we bid farewell to 2023, Miami continues to buzz with energy and excitement. Whether you’re a local or just visiting, there’s no shortage of fun and active things to do in this vibrant city. Here are some top picks to end your year with a healthy and joyful bang! 1. Urban Art and Fitness …
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Lots of great Halloween 2023 activities are happening across Miami! The best part: you can enjoy all the spooky season fun while getting those steps in. We’ve compiled a list of the halloweeniest activities that also happens to include an active (ie walking, hiking) component. 🪦 Haunted Hike at Bill Baggs State Park Saturday, October 21, …
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Breast Cancer Month October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! There is no better way to support this amazing effort than by participating in a local activity like a walk/run event or a fun fitness class. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month was established in 1985 Â with two specific goals. First, it serves to increase awareness of …
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This post was authored by Barbara Martinez-Guerrero on September 12th, 2022, published by Cathy Dos Santos If we truly believe what is often said that children are our future, then we must guide and facilitate their learning and experiences so that they are prepared to lead. This means students today must think about how …
If you live in Miami, or spend any amount of time here in the summer months, you know it gets hot. In general, we like to think we are pretty accustomed to the high temperatures. After all, many of us grew up visiting Miami Beach in the summer, so we mostly know to shade ourselves …
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The pandemic brought us many lessons. It helped us see the vital role accessible parks and open spaces play in keeping us active and healthy, the critical importance of our community networks, and the enduring need we all have for inexpensive and easy-to-access health services. Beyond that, however, COVID-19 highlighted the underlying health inequities that …
Hi! I’m Aleeza and I am a graduate student in the first year of my Masters of Public Health at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. As part of my program, I am required to complete a capstone project which entails over 300 hours of community work in an area of my interest. …
With its small size, natural beauty and health-conscious population, Key Biscayne is an ideal place for an innovative program aimed at using design to encourage active lifestyles. Active Design Miami, a program inspired by New York City’s Active Design Guidelines, sets policy and design strategies to create healthier streets, open spaces and buildings. In Key …
FitCity 4: Designing & Building for Health was successfully held on February 24, 2017 at Miami-Dade College – Wolfson Campus. This year’s conference explored the opportunities for physical activity that the built environment presents in our communities. In addition, Active Design Miami: Design & Policy Strategies for Healthier Communities was officially released at the event. …
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Guest Author: Patrice Gillespie Smith NEAT Streets Miami, Parks Recreation and Open Spaces Motorists sometimes assume sharing the road with other modes contributes to congestion, yet the implementation of Complete Streets across the nation has proved just the opposite. Creating streets that move people, rather than just cars helps move all modes of transportation. It …
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