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Summer is Coming – It’s A Great Time To Do More Biking!

Bicyclists are a very common sight around National Life’s Vermont campus this time of year.
The culture around healthy living, physical fitness and especially bicycling is so good that the company is recognized with a bronze award as a “Bicycle Friendly Business” by the League of American Bicyclists.

Are you aware of your bicycling opportunities at National Life’s Vermont Campus?

  1. Outdoor Bikes You Can Use

National Life owns 4 outdoor bikes that NLG employees can use at work to run errands, or just to get out and enjoy the weather.  Stop by the People Center to sign one out.  There are also helmets and tool bags available.  The bikes are under the patio by the cafeteria.

  1. Improved Facilities for our bike commuters!


Did you know that there’s a bike maintenance station on the west side of the building, underneath the cafeteria’s patio overhang?  The station includes a pump, a bicycle stand and a variety of tools. It’s located next to the bicycle parking stand outside the locker rooms and is available to anyone to use.

 

 

 

Under Cover Bike Parking

Thank you to NLG facilities for increasing the covered bike parking!

 

1st Floor parking garage

Dewey

 

State Entrance

 

NLG under cafeteria #1

 

NLG under cafeteria #2

 

 

 

Consider signing up for the Harpoon Point to Point presented by National Life Group. Fundraising benefits the Vermont Food Bank. This year it’s on August 12th. Contact the Corporate Communications team for details (communications@nationallife.com).  Rides are 25, 50 or 100 miles.  There is also a 20 mile mountain bike loop option on Mt. Ascutney.

 

  1. Looking for a weekly training ride in Montpelier after work?

There’s an organized ride on Tuesday nights beginning 5/9 that meets at the Montpelier High School at 5:15 pm, weather permitting.  Details can be found…

  1. Bus Passes! Gas Cards! Free sporting good gift cards!

Are you aware of the Alternate Transportation Program?  Bike, walk, run, carpool or take public transportation to work, and you could win one of these gifts!  Log into the employee page, and go to https://www.nationallife.com/secure/news/alt_trans_program.asp for details.

  1. Rainy Day?

There are Spinning Classes available to Wellness Members around lunch time – check the fitness class schedule on the employee portal under Fitness Folio.  Sign up sheets are on the first floor outside the Spinning Studio, next to the room with the treadmills.  There are also Spinning DVDs in the spinning studio that offer a challenging and motivating 30 minute workout.

  1. Does your bike need some work?

There are numerous bike shops in the area:

Montpelier

Slopestyle Ski & Ride  92 River St., Montpelier 225-6320

**Note – they offer a bicycle pick-up service from the Montpelier campus**

Onion River Sports         20 Langdon St., Montpelier 229-9409

Barre

Vermont Bicycle Shop   105 N. Main St., Barre 622-8222

Northfield

Bicycle Express                 56 Depot Sq., Northfield 485-5424