Slower Sunday: Route: Canal
I love to walk around great old cities. Yeah, no patience for sitting. But sometimes you just have to change your point of view. To get the best view. C'mon, hop in, put up your feet and float through Amsterdam.
Ski Hawai’i
Pretty balmy here at sea level. You wake up to tropical birds. You look through palms to the Pacific. You look up to the summit of Mauna Kea. To see that while you were sleeping ... it snowed. A lot. Surfing seems so yesterday. Skiing seems so today.
Dumbbell or needle? Roll up your sleeves
Roll up one for a flu shot? Or both and get some exercise? Revving up your heart rate during aerobic exercise also revs up your immune response. So exercise is probably your best bet for reducing sick time throughout the Fall-Winter cold season and the rest of the year. Please get a flu shot if you haven't already.
For Your Feet:
The Gift of Comfort and Convenience
For all those quick outdoor chores that demand something on your feet but don't require the whole socks-and-shoes treatment. The perfect outdoor slippers. For the quickie dog walk or taking-out-the-garbage. One for summer; one for winter.
Aerobics: 15 minutes in 15 square feet
Aerobic exercise in your own time and space. Find 15 minutes and 15 square feet. Elevate your heart rate and breathe hard. No single exercise is strenuous. But do them all quickly and you'll sweat. Do the whole routine twice for 30 great minutes.
Pasta Trail in the Dolomites:
Lagazuoi The Thrilling
If you're one of those people who likes to walk or run because you like to ... eat, well, here's the trail for you. You could take the steep one-mile hike straight up to the Rifugio Scotoni. Or you could take the even steeper long Way around to one of the most thrilling - or frightening - views in the Dolomites, and then make the crazy steep descent to the Rifugio. Let's do the six-and-a-half miles. Just to be absolutely sure we'll be hungry enough for that huge platter of homemade pasta.
Stretch: Cross-Legged Forward Bend
It's Monday. Let's start the week ... loose. Comfortable. Flexible. This is a real feel-good stretch. It'll relax your neck, shoulders, back and hips. Make them feel and function better. A gentle first stretch to get you ready for more.
The Walk That Ate San Sebastian
Surf City, here we come! Walk this Way and you'll be thinking you should relocate here. Beaches, hiking, great pintxo bars on every corner. Here's an 8-hour day of sightseeing and eating where you burn more calories than you consume.
Don’t Fall Fall: For skiers & non-skiers
Skiing's all about balance, flexibility, strength and stamina. Just like life. here's a Way to remain upright whether or not you're on skis. Especially when you're on snow or ice without skis.