2013 - Page 3 of 5 - Better.Cheaper.Slower.

Exercise & Air-Conditoning:Short Circuit

July 29, 2013

Aerobic exercise in your own time and space. Find thirty minutes and twenty square feet. Elevate your heart rate and breathe hard for twenty or thirty minutes. No single exercise is strenuous. But do them all quickly and you'll sweat. Then cool down.

Dance It Off to the Summer Hits

July 22, 2013

The #1 Summer Hits. Every summer, 1961 - 1970. If you have trouble getting motivated to exercise during the summer heat, I have a suggestion. Put on some music that you can't not dance to. This is aerobic. 30 minutes. Burn about 200 calories. Just crank up the tunes.

Popeye Pie: Spinach and Eggs

July 16, 2013

Flaky, buttery crust under the earthy, herbaceous spinach filling that surrounds a luscious soft-baked egg. The slightest onion fragrance. A touch of salt and tang from the cheese. A perfect and complete-meal-in-a-slice. This should be famous.

It’s Better in the morning

July 8, 2013

Seems like morning's the best time to exercise. Here are some interesting clinical and survey results that explain the benefits. Especially if you exercise to lose weight and, specifically, to burn fat.

Scoring the Best City Parks

June 7, 2013

And the winner is ... Minneapolis! In an upset. San Francisco, the big winner for a few years, dropped to third place. My home town, New York, takes second place. What does the winner win? Recognition that it's doing the best job of meeting its citizens' needs for parks. Click to see how your favorite city ranks.

Moving Monday: On very thin ice

June 3, 2013

Imagine you're ice skating. The air is cold and crisp. Perfect weather for a little aerobic exercise that strengthens and tones your quadriceps and gluteus muscles. Because it's not skating weather, it's time for the beach. And those are the mission-critical muscle groups.

Asparagus & Onion Tart. Yeah!

May 28, 2013

Rich but light. Jam-packed with vegetables. Full of vibrant Spring green asparagus flavor. Sweet and herbaceous from the onion and thyme. Aromatic and delicious. A great reward for very little preparation.

Slower Sunday: Weaving a legend

May 26, 2013

Beautiful and amazing in every way. From imagination to realization. Press Play and suspend disbelief.

When I’m 64

May 11, 2013

That'll be next week. And I can't get this song out of my head. I was an 18-year old Beatles fan when I rushed home to pull the shrink wrap off the just-released Sgt. Pepper's LP. Still remember every word of every song. Which must be a good sign.

Slower Sunday: relatively big

April 28, 2013

Today's the last day of National Park Week. Last day the spectacular canyons, rivers and forests are free. On the Big Island, even the volcanoes are free. And really big. Press Play to start your Sunday big. Or small, depending how you look at it.