Dust Off Your Scooter, Skates, Boards and Bikes

It's time to dust off your scooter, skates, boards, bike's and helmet for some outdoor fitness, but check your helmet first! The Good Housekeeping Institute conducted a recent study of bike helmets, the results revealed that several helmets on the market failed to meet safety standards mandated by the federal government. (They don't offer proper protection from serious head injuries.)
So before you or your kids head out the door for a spin on your bike, check the Consumer Product Safety Commissions (CPSC) massive helmet recall to make sure you're helmet didn't flunk it's basic safety tests.

Variflex X-Games Aggressive Static Helmet 800-248-5327

First Team Sports Guardian Junior Skating Helmets 800-528-5872

NHS Inc. TSG Helmets 877-743-7820

Troxel's Women's Proaction Illusion II was not recalled, but it failed the Good Housekeeping Institute's tests.

For more information about the study or the recalled helmets, log on to www.cpsc.gov

Stephanie Oakes is a fitness correspondent for Discovery Health Channel, a contributing editor for USA Weekend Magazine and the LA Times, and appears on NBC's 'Today in New York'. She can be reached at soakes@beststuff.com.