Exercise

Your place. A nice 30-minute jog in 3 square feet. Actual aerobic exercise. You get your heart rate up. You breathe hard. You sweat. You burn calories. You improve your cardiorespiratory fitness. Look ma, no treadmill. Step on it.

Your place. A brisk 30-minute walk in 3 square feet. Actual aerobic exercise. You get your heart rate up. You breathe hard. You sweat. You burn calories. You don't need tights or leg warmers. Step on it.

The Aerobics Math: How many miles plus how much exercise time subtracts how much belly fat? It's not rocket science, but I think it'll help you make sense of making an aerobic exercise schedule that works for you.

If you spend a good amount of time in or near green environments, you're probably healthier than someone who doesn't. If you spend time near water, you're probably happier than someone who doesn't. Here's why.

In Mexico. Back in the 5th century, this was quite the place to live. And eat. And climb pyramids. I've been making some great dishes that come from this time and place. The culture that gave us one of the original and tastiest low Glycemic Load diets. Happy Cinco de Mayo!

When I looked down between my feet, I realized I was stepping on stones that humans have been stepping on for about a thousand years. Because this year I found myself in medieval towns in Italy, Spain and Portugal. Mine was another pair of feet adding its tiny amount of wear and tear. But these stones should be good for at least another thousand New Years.

The good news: no more shopping, choosing and wrapping. So let's box - without gloves. Without a ring. No opponent. But with a lot of the exercise benefits of the real deal. C'mon, you could use this after yesterday's bout of eating.