The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 'Hills and sunshine make Madrid a year-round paradise for runners' In this week's instalment of My Spanish Career, The Local talks to Robert Shultz, an American English teacher and now head of the quirky Lactic Acid Junkies running group in Madrid. https://www.thelocal.es/20150925/promoting-a-healthy-lifestyle-through-beer-brunch-and-running Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:13:39 +0200 promoting-a-healthy-lifestyle-through-beer-brunch-and-running Want to live longer? Switch off your TV People who watch three or more hours of television daily may be twice as likely to die prematurely than people who watch less, according to a recently published study by Spanish scientists. https://www.thelocal.es/20140630/want-to-live-longer-switch-off-your-tv Mon, 30 Jun 2014 10:59:58 +0200 want-to-live-longer-switch-off-your-tv Nearly half of Spaniards never do any exercise A new study has revealed that the number of Spanish people who never do sport or other physical activity is on the rise and now sits above the European average on both counts. https://www.thelocal.es/20140325/44-per-cent-of-spaniards-dont-exercise-or-do-sport Tue, 25 Mar 2014 11:27:00 +0100 44-per-cent-of-spaniards-dont-exercise-or-do-sport