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Barriers to Getting Buff?
Access to Exercise in the Bronx

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The chronic health woes of the Bronx, the borough with the highest rates of diabetes and obesity, are usually blamed on diet. But soda isn’t the only determinant of health; sit-ups matter, too. City Limits’ 2014-2015 Bronx Investigative Internship Program looked at how access to private gyms, bike lanes and physical education in schools affected the borough. The work was generously supported by the Simon Bolivar Foundation.

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Barriers to Getting Buff: Access to Exercise in the Bronx

Little Known About How Much Time Kids Spend in Gym Class

By Asamia Diaby and Jarrett Murphy | May 25, 2015

For the second time in four years, a city comptroller has faulted the city school system for failing to provide adequate physical education—but been unable to assess the full scope of the issue because of gaps in the data.

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Cyclists Blame Safety Worries for Lack of Bikes in the Bronx

By Deborah Cruz | May 19, 2015

Long commutes, hills and other obstacles also help to explain why borough-wide biking rates are lowest in the Bronx.

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Bronx Lags Manhattan in Exercise Rates … and Gyms

By Jarrett Murphy and Katherine Guerrero | May 12, 2015

Does the Bronx work out less than Manhattan because it has far fewer gyms? Or does it have fewer gyms because it works out less?

GET PHYSICAL! TAKE ACTION TO IMPROVE THE BRONX’S HEALTH AND YOURS

    • List of NYC Parks Department recreation centers
    • List of NYC Parks that have fitness equipment
    • List of NYC Parks with running tracks
    • Public School Athletic League schedule
    • NYS Physical Education standards
    • NYC Bike Map

This series was generously supported by the Simon Bolivar Foundation, funders of City Limits’ 2014-2015 Bronx Investigative Internship Program. The College Now Program at Hostos College donated the indispensable resource of classroom space. We’re also grateful to New York Community Trust, which supports all our Bronx reporting.

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