Vitality City

The Power of Purpose community event

The Power of Purpose community event

0 / January 30, 2012 10:10 pm

Tuesday, January 31
Bestselling author Richard Leider and Barbara Hoese of Healthways Blue Zones-Vitality City  present a seminar on The Power of Purpose.

In search of purpose: Richard Leider brings a vital question to the Beach Cities

In search of purpose: Richard Leider brings a vital question to the Beach Cities

1 / January 19, 2012 6:25 pm

Richard Leider has a question for you. How you answer this question goes a long ways towards determining how long, and how well, you will live.

Vitality cities: the Beach Cities’ quest for longer, healthier lives

Vitality cities: the Beach Cities’ quest for longer, healthier lives

0 / December 29, 2011 10:45 am

The revolution began at Eat at Joes.
Its leaders included a man with a grey handle-bar mustache who wore a bright yellow vest, an exuberant college professor from Iowa who came bearing the gifts of smaller plates, and a long-legged explorer who’d once bicycled from the arctic to the end of South America but who now was on a broader quest – to find a way to change Americans’ habits so that they live longer, healthier, and happier lives.

Redondo Pier begins revitalization

Redondo Pier begins revitalization

0 / December 7, 2011 12:17 pm

History will soon come full circle to the Redondo Beach pier after council members and waterfront stakeholders announced Tuesday morning that the new, vintage-inspired waterfront revitalization plan will soon be implemented.

Bike, livability plans approved

Bike, livability plans approved

0 / November 17, 2011 5:24 am

Manhattan Beach City Council unanimously approved the South Bay Bicycle Master Plan and the Vitality City Livability Plan, two conceptual public health and well-being initiatives, on Tuesday.

Recipes from Winy’s kitchen: Fall food & Halloween Treats

Recipes from Winy’s kitchen: Fall food & Halloween Treats

0 / October 31, 2011 10:00 am

Winy Chen, registered dietitian at Beach Cities Health District’s Center for Health & Fitness shares a few of her favorite recipes for fall and for good-cookin’ Halloween fun.

Bicycle path plans approved

Bicycle path plans approved

0 / October 19, 2011 2:00 pm

The Redondo Beach City Council Tuesday night unanimously approved conceptual plans for the South Bay Bicycle Master Plan and the Vitality City Livability Plan.

Walking School Bus Rolls On

Walking School Bus Rolls On

0 / October 12, 2011 10:12 am

The morning was wet and drizzling, but instead of hitching a ride a couple of blocks to the classroom, 18 umbrellas were taken out of storage and 36 elementary school-aged feet walked a slightly damp route to school.

Lessons from the Blue Zones

Lessons from the Blue Zones

0 / August 25, 2011 7:20 am

Somewhere in the remote Nicoyan peninsula of Costa Rica, a 101-year-old great-great-grandmother is making you look bad.

The vital revolution

The vital revolution

0 / August 25, 2011 7:20 am

The beach cities join a quest for the Holy Grail of public health: moving an entire population towards living longer, better
It is well established that Americans are large and growing larger.