Tag: cycling

Olympian Kelsey Mitchell’s cycling career took off at a rapid pace. She shares some tips for parents who are raising sporty kids.

How do parents know when their kids are ready to bike independently? These tips will help inform you while building your kids’ confidence too.

Through Trips for Kids Ottawa, Cat Weaver is doing something special for her community: teaching youth how to ride bikes.

Riding a bike can be one of the most freeing activities. Here are some of the current best practices for how to raise a skilled, bike-loving rider.

Check out these suggestions for some fun family bike rides this fall before you bring the skis and sleds out.

When the weather cooperates, it’s a good time to start thinking about how to get our kids to school. Recently, there’s been a significant push for active school travel (AST). Programs are popping up across Canada to identify routes and educate students and their parents on safe active transportation. In Alberta, Ever Active Schools has … Continued

Teaching a child to ride a bike must be one of the toughest activities. It certainly has been in our house. “Parent fail” reverberates in my head when my daughter tearfully says she doesn’t want to ride her bike. We started with a pedal-less strider bike, which was great for her to learn to balance … Continued

Across Canada, parks are adding BMX tracks and pump tracks to appeal to older and more adventurous kids. But these features aren’t only fun for big kids. Even children as young as three years old can develop the fundamental movement skills they need to master a balance bike on the track, with a little help … Continued

Editor’s note: This article was updated March 12, 2021. Every year, Canadians celebrate Bike to School Week. You can take part by encouraging your child or student to ride to school during this week and beyond. When done safely, cycling to and from school leads to children who are healthy, happy, and ready to study … Continued

Editor’s note: This post was updated on April 17, 2020. There are an estimated 2 billion bicycles in the world. In fact, after walking, biking is the second most popular form of active transportation. And for good reasons. With the new technology in bikes, you can two-wheel yourself over almost any terrain and in all … Continued

This September turn back-to-school into bike-to-school

The Canadian is back to competing in ski cross and aiming for the Winter Olympics

His active parents exposed him to a variety of sports

This impressive Olympian is the embodiment of multi-sport ability

Enjoy more riding, over more surfaces, during more seasons

Runner, cyclist, mom, and writer

Copenhagen’s mobile bicycle park offers safety and fun

Addicted to your car? There might be a cure

This scooter-bicycle hybrid is loads of fun

What it means to be a role model for young women

Designed to encourage your child to pedal while still sitting comfortably

Riding to school is energizing and empowering for kids