Improve Your Commute With These Simple Tips

5 Ways To Make Your Commute Healthier
A cyclist glares at a car driver as he rides though the traffic during the World Car Free Day, in Madrid Thursday Sept. 22, 2011. World Car-Free Day is marked annually and organizers are encouraging people to walk, bike, use mass transit, work from home or find other alternatives to cars. There was no visable difference in the dense Madrid traffic Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul White)
A cyclist glares at a car driver as he rides though the traffic during the World Car Free Day, in Madrid Thursday Sept. 22, 2011. World Car-Free Day is marked annually and organizers are encouraging people to walk, bike, use mass transit, work from home or find other alternatives to cars. There was no visable difference in the dense Madrid traffic Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul White)

The average commuter in America travels 25 minutes in each direction, alone in a car, according to the latest census data . But that's not the only way to get around. Growing numbers of people are biking, taking public transit and car-pooling, proving that these methods are more than passing fads or in direct response to economic conditions.

And while alternative commutes are certainly easier on the environment (and often the wallet), there are ways to make any commute healthier. Read on for some healthier commutes, thanks to public health research:

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