Exercise Archives - Page 18 of 56 - Better.Cheaper.Slower.

I’ll have ice with that: Hike in Jasper

September 1, 2023

90 degrees in New York. I closed my eyes, strapped on my snowshoes and transported myself to the Athabasca Glacier. Wishing I was back on the Wilcox Pass Trail. I get the shivers just thinking about the view. Which really beats getting the sweats.

Naked Exercise #5: Crunches. Modified.

August 28, 2023

Stripped down. No equipment. No exercise balls, no balance boards, no weights. Not just Better and Cheaper. Better and Free. Strengthen your abdominal muscles. Your lower back. Press Play.

Seven Glaciers in Seven Hours. Cool.

August 25, 2023

August is Glacier Month at BCS because, well, what's Better and Cheaper than finding a cool spot in a national park in August? What's Slower than a glacier? What's cooler than seeing seven glaciers in a single hike in Glacier National Park? You have to do this hike someday.

Naked Exercise #4: Push Up

August 21, 2023

Stripped down. No equipment. No exercise balls, no balance boards, no weights. Not just Better and Cheaper. Better and Free. Strengthen your arms, shoulders, hands and wrists. Press Play.

Air-Conditioned Hikes

August 18, 2023

When the natural world's temperature-humidity index hits 110 F and its air quality index is less than poor, it's time to get artificial. Man-made air. Man-made beauty. Time for a little museum hiking. If you're on your feet for three or four hours, you'll burn somewhere between 600 and 1,000 calories while you feed your head.

Naked Exercise #3: Hamstrung

August 14, 2023

Stripped down. No equipment. No exercise balls, no balance boards, no weights. Not just Better and Cheaper. Better and Free. Strengthen your hamstrings, abs and back. Press Play.

To Victoria Glacier from Lake Louise

August 11, 2023

August is Glacier Month at BCS. Because, well, what's Better than finding a cool spot in August? What's Better and Cheaper than a national park? What's Slower than a glacier? Or cooler? Let's hike to Victoria Glacier. In Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.

Naked Exercise #2: Flying

August 7, 2023

Stripped down. No equipment. No exercise balls, no balance boards, no weights. Not just Better and Cheaper. Better and Free. Look like Superman. Without the cape. Strengthen your lower back. Press Play.

Walking, Eating & Climbing Mexico City

August 4, 2023

Time to continue our former Olympic Host City Tour with a big Walk in one of the world's great eating cities, Mexico City. And a shorter, steeper stair-climb on the Pyramid of the Sun, thirty miles away in the ancient capital of the Americas, Teotihuacan.

Naked Exercise #1: No-Bike Cycling

July 31, 2023

Stripped down. No equipment. No exercise balls, no balance boards, no weights. Just your bare hands. Not just Better and Cheaper. Better and Free. A new one each week. So you'll look better naked all Summer. Here's a bike exercise - without the exercise bike.