College: Getting There from Here. Free webinar today at 5pm
May 21, 2020 Leave a comment
Healthy Monday: Get Thrifty With Your Fitness
May 18, 2020 Leave a comment
From our friends at the Monday Campaigns:
Exercise equipment can be expensive, cumbersome, and bulky, which is why it often ends up covered in cobwebs rather than sweat. But you don’t need a treadmill, weights or a squat rack to build muscle at home; with a little creativity, you can fashion a number of household items into fitness gear.
If you want to recreate the feeling of free weights, look no further than your kitchen or pantry. Cans of soups or beans typically weigh 1 – 2 pounds. They are also the right shape to fit snuggly in the palm of your hand, making them perfect for bicep curls and tricep extensions. The next door to explore is that of your refrigerator. A gallon of liquid (juice, milk, water, etc.) weighs approximately 8 – 9 pounds. These bottles are easy to grip, which is why they’re useful for exercises that engage a number of muscle groups like body squats, lunges, or shoulder presses.
Visit our blog to learn what kitchen items you can use for a great core workout!
Youth Baseball Season Cancelled
May 15, 2020 Leave a comment
It is with regret that Decatur Active Living has made the decision to cancel the 2020 youth baseball season due to COVID-19. After reviewing CDC guidelines, group gathering guidelines and the Governor’s Executive Order, the decision was made to look at youth sports from a public health perspective. Our first priority is to keep the Decatur community and City of Decatur employees safe.
Decatur Active Living looks forward to seeing you for Youth Baseball Season 2021!
Enjoy some photos from the 2019 Opening Day:
Celebrate “Parks to Kids Day”
May 14, 2020 Leave a comment
This Saturday is Kids to Parks Day and this year the National Park Trust is bringing the parks to you by celebrating it as Parks to Kids Day! In honor of their 10th anniversary, they have provided 10 ways to explore the outdoors without leaving your neighborhood.
You can download their ap or get the activities on their website.
Safe Cyclists Follow the Traffic Laws
May 13, 2020 Leave a comment
From the League of American Bicyclists:
In all 50 states, people on bikes are required to follow the same laws as other drivers.
Here are a few key principles that underpin all US traffic laws:
First Come, First Served
Everyone on the road is entitled to the lane width they need. This includes the space behind, to each side and the space in front. If you want to use someone else’s space you must yield to whoever is using it.
Ride on the Right
In the United States, everyone must drive on the right-hand side of the roadway.
Yielding to Crossing Traffic
When you come to an intersection, if you don’t have the right of way, you must yield.
Yielding when Changing Lanes
If you want to change lanes, you must yield to traffic that is in your new lane of travel.
Speed Positioning
The slowest vehicles on the road should be the furthest to the right. Where you position yourself on the road depends on the location of any parked cars, your speed, and your destination. Always pass on the left.
Lane Positioning
Bikes can share the same lane with other drivers. If a lane is wide enough to share with another vehicle (about 14 feet), ride three feet to the right of traffic. If the lane is not wide enough to share, “take the lane” by riding in the middle.
Intersection positioning
When there is a lane that is used for more than one direction, use the rightmost lane going in the direction you are traveling.
Follow all street signs, signals, and markings
Puzzled Over What to Do?
May 12, 2020 Leave a comment
Whether you are staying-in-place on your own, or with the family, a jigsaw puzzle is a great way to spend the time. Thinking about puzzles made me wonder who invented them and how long they have been around.
Here is what I found on PuzzleWarehouse.com:
The origins of jigsaw puzzles go back to the 1760s when European mapmakers pasted maps onto wood and cut them into small pieces. John Spilsbury, an engraver and mapmaker, is credited with inventing the first jigsaw puzzle in 1767. The dissected map has been a successful educational toy ever since. American children still learn geography by playing with puzzle maps of the United States or the world. The eighteenth century inventors of jigsaw puzzles would be amazed to see the transformations of the last 250 years. Children’s puzzles have moved from lessons to entertainment, showing diverse subjects like animals, nursery rhymes, and modern tales of super heroes. But the biggest surprise for the early puzzle makers would be how adults have embraced puzzling over the last century.
Puzzles also have many benefits for your brain and mental health.
You can support a local business in Decatur and buy your puzzles from Sq/Ft, or HomeGrown in downtown Decatur. They both offer delivery, and Sq/Ft also offers pick-up.
Or maybe you want to try making your own? If you do, post a photo of it on our Facebook page.
Congratulations to the SRTS Bike Poster Winners!
May 11, 2020 Leave a comment
It is always exciting to see what wonderful poster entries we have for the annual SRTS Bike Poster Contest. This year’s theme is “Why I Bike.”
The winners were selected by our sponsor, Little Shop of Stories. Generally, the winning artists attend a City Commission Meeting to give a poster to the commission. This is on hold for now, and we look forward to giving each artist their gift certificates at that time as well.
What to do on a Rainy Afternoon
May 8, 2020 Leave a comment
Visit the Decatur Library (virtually of course!)
- Check out the Decatur Library’s May Stay at Home Challenge. You make up for the last week!
- Enjoy a story on Story Time Live! at 4 pm Monday=Friday
- Learn about Herb Gardeningvia Zoom from 2 – 4 pm today.
- Check out the Tumble Book Library
Take a Trip to the Atlanta Zoo (be sure to bring a snack!)
- Zoo Atlanta is proud to be the U.S. partner of the international launch of Wildeverse, a NEW free mobile game that transforms your home into the jungle with Augmented Reality. You can download to your phone or tablet.
- The PandaCam is now BirdCam before noon. Enjoy watching the birds and then the pandas.
- Saturday, May 9 is World Migratory Birds Day. Learn about them and enjoy some virtual activities.
Museums
- Visit the Fernbank Museum at Home for science adventures, storytimes, nature experiences and a whole lot more! Many are interactive.
- Stay connected with the High Museum of art with their High Museum at Home art activities, stories, virtual museum tours, coloring pages, and more.
- Explore contemporary art at the Atlanta Contemporary with virtual tours and programmings.
Stay Active!
- Enjoy a free yoga class with Yoga with Adriene
- Gather the family and do a fun family workout. There are a lot of videos on YouTube. You may want to start with this one.
- And lastly, take a walk in the rain! Get your rain boots on and jump in some puddles. Observe any animals you see and how they respond to the rain. Are the birds flying? Do you see any earthworms?
For more ideas, check out the Decatur Virtual Recreation Center.
Where Will YOU Ride Today?
May 7, 2020 Leave a comment
We are enjoying riding our bikes for National Bike Month and finding new routes in Decatur. It has been so much fun riding through neighborhoods and seeing people out on their bikes. PLEASE – remember to keep physically distant and wear face masks if that is not possible.
Be sure to visit our Virtual Bike Month activities at decaturga.com/biking. Complete the checklist and receive a cooling bandanna with the I Bike Decatur logo. (You can use it as a mask too!) Enjoy cycling on some of routes we have enjoyed.
Some Bike Month ideas from The League of American Bicyclists:
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- Take a picture of yourself and your bike.
- Go for a ride solo and take a picture – share it on social media and tag it #BikesUnite (and of course, #ibikedecatur!)
- Challenge your friends to a photo contest – who can take the best photo of their bike leaning next to a tree?
- Take a selfie in front of your favorite small businesses to show support.
- Watch and share the League’s videos about how to gain confidence in your riding skills.
It’s Bike Anywhere Day!
May 6, 2020 Leave a comment
Today would normally be Bike to School Day, however these are not normal times, so Bike Anywhere today!
Before you hop on your bike, remember to do an ABC bike check.
Need a new route? Try one of our routes at Decaturga.com/biking.
Share your photos and tag them with #ibikedecatur and #stayactivedecatur.
Please remember to practice social distancing on your rides, and stay clear of pedestrians!
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