Just Try Walking
While some fitness enthusiasts relentlessly seek out the latest, trendiest exercise crazes, many others are returning to good, old-fashioned walking to help them feel great and get into shape. …
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How Much Exercise Is Enough Exercise?
Most of us would agree that we want to be as healthy as we can. Thanks to a steady barrage of commentary by talking heads on television and articles …
Home Improvement
You’ve finally decided to paint your kids’ bedrooms. Not only that, but you’re going to do it yourself. Congratulations. Or your rooftop gutters have become so filled with leaves …
Exercising Alfresco
In “The Producers”, the riotous Mel Brooks movie classic from 1968, the wily and almost washed-up Broadway producer Max Bialystock (played famously by Zero Mostel) takes timid accountant Leo …
Core Fitness – What Is It and What Is It Good For?
Core training is a no-longer-new catchphrase on the fitness landscape. The concept of core fitness, by now, has been promoted by every Pilates school, yoga center, and chain of …
Bursts of Activity
We all know that 30 minutes per day of strenuous exercise will provide many health benefits. Recent Federal guidelines from the Department of Health and Human Services1 have even made …
Your Personal Marathon
Marathon running is a sport that began in 1896 at the first modern Olympics held in Athens, Greece. Today, marathon road racing is big business. The Boston Marathon attracts …
Your Personal Energy Conservation System
The world’s supply of fossil fuels has been dwindling for a long time. It’s been easy to pretend this wasn’t happening because there seemed to be an endless quantity …
A Walk in the Forest
The world is changing. Global populations continue to migrate to urban areas. These ongoing relocations have a profound impact on deeply interconnected environmental systems and also lead to substantial …
Day of Reckoning
The human body is remarkably resilient. Your body can withstand a great deal of abuse. It bounces back to fight off many infections, repair strains and sprains, and heal …