Living Room Olympics: Running. In place.
Your place. In front of the TV. While you have a nice 30-minute jog in 3 square feet. Actual aerobic exercise. No track, no field, no treadmill. Real sweat. Real calorie burn. Step on it.
Living Room Olympics: Walking. In place.
Your place. In front of the TV. While you have a nice 30-minute walk in 3 square feet. Actual aerobic exercise. No track, no field, no treadmill. Real sweat. Real calorie burn. Step on it.
Your Monday #28: Better Thighs
A 2-minute exercise to strengthen the muscles you use to stay on your feet. This one'll strengthen and tone your outer thighs, too. Your abductor muscles. Mission-critical muscles for slippery winter weather and this summer's beach look.
The Walk That Ate Omaha
When you're there, try some or all of this 16-mile trail. Burn 2,000 calories in 8 hours. A great Way to get to know a place and to eat well - the two things I want to do whenever I travel anywhere.
Living Room Olympics: Gymnastic Balance
You could slip, trip or otherwise sprain an ankle or end up on your butt later today. So take a minute to consider three minutes a day of Balance Training. One leg at a time.
Living Room Olympics: No-Bike Cycling
Let's pedal - without a bike. Race without a road. But with a lot of the exercise benefits of the real deal.
Living Room Olympics: No-Contact Boxing
Don't just sit there and watch the Games. Let's box - without gloves. Without a ring. No opponent. But with a lot of the exercise benefits of the real deal.
Living Room Olympics: No-Weight Lifting
Don't just sit there and watch the Olympics. Move yours while you watch theirs. Here's a Way.
Living Room Olympics: Swimming Dry
The good news: you didn't qualify for the team. So let's just go for a swim - without a pool. Without water. But with a lot of the exercise benefits of real swimming. Just you. Face down on the floor. Press Play for your swimming lesson.
Higher Than Mt. Olympus
If you're thinking of climbing Kilimanjaro, well, you can! I speak from experience. As time passed, I've be more inclined to overlook the really difficult stuff and remember only the glorious stuff. This was my personal Olympics. Here's a brief illustrated diary of the biggest freakin' hike I ever took.