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Short Circuit: Exercise Time & Space

February 28, 2011

Aerobic exercise in your own time and space. Find thirty minutes and twenty square feet. Elevate your heart rate and breathe hard for twenty or thirty minutes. No single exercise is strenuous. But do them all quickly and you'll sweat.

The Walk That Ate Charleston

February 25, 2011

The town where you can eat bacon three meals a day if you're not careful. Fortunately, they have really great bacon. Even Better, they have one beautiful walking street after another. 10 miles, 4 hours, 1,250 calories burned.

Don’t Just Sit There. Rock.

February 21, 2011

Even if you exercise vigorously for an hour every day - too much sitting significantly increases your risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity. So when you're in front of your TV or computer, do some calf rocking - or something like it - for a minute, every hour or two.

The Walk That’s … Tough

February 18, 2011

I know it's tough to get motivated some days. But walking. Just walking. It's so good for you. Walking makes you feel better. All day. Improves your memory. Really. Helps to prevent all kinds of undesirable conditions. Press Play. Maybe this'll help.

Don’t Just Sit There. Lunge forward.

February 14, 2011

Even if you exercise vigorously for an hour every day - too much sitting significantly increases your risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity. So when you're in front of your TV or computer, do this - or something like it - for a minute, every hour or two.

Don’t Just Sit There. Neck for a minute.

February 7, 2011

Even if you exercise vigorously for an hour every day - too much sitting significantly increases your risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity. So when you're in front of your TV or computer, do this - or something like it - for a minute, every hour or two.

Don’t Just Sit There. Put some hip in it

January 31, 2011

Even if you exercise vigorously for an hour every day - too much sitting significantly increases your risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity. So when you're in front of your TV or computer, do this - or something like it - for a minute, every hour or two.

Don’t Just Sit There. Take a dip.

January 24, 2011

Even if you exercise vigorously for an hour every day - too much sitting significantly increases your risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity. So when you're in front of your TV or computer, do this - or something like it - for a minute, every hour or two.

Walk on Lava

January 21, 2011

There were a couple of basic concepts I didn't totally understand until I took this hike. "Geological time" and the "earth's crust". And I took geology in college. C'mon, leave your footprints on twelve miles of wild terrain. Burn 1,800 calories.

Don’t Just Sit There. Flex your ‘ceps.

January 17, 2011

Even if you exercise vigorously for an hour every day - too much sitting significantly increases your risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity. So when you're in front of your TV or computer, do this - or something like it - for a minute, every hour or two.