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Let’s Dance: The Winter Playlist

January 15, 2011

If you're not motivated to exercise today, I have a suggestion. Put on some music that you can't not dance to. This is aerobic: you get your heart rate up and sweat. 45 minutes and minus 275 calories (that's a third of my Mexican Lasagna). My current playlist:

The sun, the moon, the stairs

January 14, 2011

Let's go pyramid hopping. In Mexico. Teotihuacan. One of the biggest cities on the planet ... during the 5th century. The Pyramid of the Sun, third biggest pyramid on earth. The Pyramid of the Moon. Smaller but steeper. Four miles, two hours, a thousand calories.

Don’t Just Sit There. Stretch that wrist

January 10, 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.

The Walk That Ate Towers

January 7, 2011

Great views from the tops. Actually, great views from the bottom, too. In Sienna. And in San Gimignano. Five miles. Three towers. 1,000 stairs. 1,500 calories. And you get to eat in Italy.

Don’t Just Sit There. Flex your chest.

January 3, 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. Knees up. Both.

December 27, 2010

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 for a minute every hour or two.

Wise Men Walking

December 24, 2010

It always sounded like such a long way to walk, Jerusalem to Bethlehem. I imagined vast stretches of desert. No roads. No signs. Just the star. No Google Maps to tell them the trek's just seven miles. Nothing to sneeze at, but ... I could do that on Christmas Eve. You, too.n

Don’t Just Sit There. Flex it.

December 20, 2010

Even if you exercise vigorously for an hour - five times a week - too much sitting still significantly increases your risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity. So when you're in front of your TV or computer, get up and do this for a minute every hour.

The Walk That Ate Cactus

December 17, 2010

I knew the Coronado National Forest was full of them. I just didn't know they looked like cartoons. Here they are. Thousands of them. For miles. Walk the whole 16-mile trail: 5 or 6 great hours and more than 2,000 calories burned. Definitely a calorie-deficit day.

Don’t Just Sit There: Look, ma, no chair

December 13, 2010

Even if you exercise vigorously for an hour - five times a week - too much sitting still significantly increases your risk of all the things you exercise to avoid. Cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity. So here's something good to do in front of the TV or computer.