Flexible Monday: Hug your knees
Let's start the week loose. Comfortable. Flexible. Because flexible muscles make everything easier and less tiring. Today's Way'll relax and stretch your lower back and hips. Make them feel and function better.
Hiking Abraham-Lincoln in Vermont
Five miles on The Long Trail in Vermont. To the summit of Mt. Abraham and the top of Lincoln Peak. And back. Burn 1,200 calories on a beautiful half-day hike. Then restore a few just up the road on the Ben & Jerry's factory tour.
Moving Monday: 1 minute for your butt
Time for a 1-minute exercise you can do at home or at work. One example of something you should do once every hour or two. C'mon. Stand up. Flex those glutes and quadriceps muscles. Press Play to see the Way.
Climbing Mt. Everett
What a difference a letter makes. I'm in the Berkshires, not the Himalayas. A fairly serious hike, but you don't have to carry oxygen tanks. Or hire Sherpas. You can even bring your dog. Click for a great late Spring-early Summer day hike.
Stronger Monday: Your Inner Thighs
No equipment. No weights. Just you and your thighs against gravity. The easy Way to strengthen your adductor muscles. If you're not sure what or where they are, well, they're the ones you'll be feeling.
The Walk That Ate Boulder
You see more walking, biking, jogging and hiking here than in any other town in the States. Trails right up into the foothills of the Rockies and back down to the other thing they do well here: eating. Perfect place to burn more calories than you consume during a day of sightseeing.
Balanced Monday: Knees up. 1 at a time
A 3-minute exercise to strengthen the muscles you use to stay on your feet. To train them to react fast. So when you step onto an uneven, slippery or unstable surface that makes you to begin to lose your balance - you'll immediately regain it.
Change Your Light Bulb: Sleep more, weigh less
Today's News Flash: Research shows that a clever use of Smart LED lights might help you sleep more and weigh less. Say what?
The Walk That Ate Salt Lake City
Mountain hiking, city walking and city eating. All in a day. An 8-hour day, not counting restaurant and food truck stops. Burn Way more calories than you consume while you sightsee it all.