The Walk That Ate Capri
This is a very vertical island. One that separates the Walkers from the passengers. If you Walk, you'll burn way more calories than you consume. And this is Italy. There are a lot of great consumption opportunities.
Balance: Mountain Climbing on the Board
Press Play to see how you can use a Balance Board for an aerobic exercise that strengthens everything you have. Every muscle in your body. Like you're scrambling up a really steep slope, with your hands on the ground. And the ground's moving.
Balance: Push-ups on the Board
Press Play to see how you can use a Balance Board to improve your upper body and core strength. It's like doing push-ups when the floor is rocking back and forth. Do a few. Then get up and use your board to improve your standing balance. One leg at a time. Just Press Play.
Hiking Lucky on the Oregon Coast
Easy to get lucky here. Seems like the entire coastline is preserved, maintained and public. And very, very beautiful. Two, three or four hours on the Cape Sebastian Trail. 1,200 - 1,800 calories. Four to seven miles, you decide where to turn around.
Half Dome. Earth’s coolest looking rock.
Want to burn through 6,000 calories in a day? This is the day hike for you. Hike 16 miles, up 4,000 feet and back down? Still the hike for you. And if, after you hike the first 7.5 miles, you want to pull yourself up 900 feet of cables - this is your mountain.
Living Room Aerobics: Sideways Lunge
Great for your thighs and butt. Flex and strengthen those major muscles. In between your five-minute stretches of walking or running in place on a step deck. A simple, cheap and tiny object that lets you exercise aerobically in a few square feet. C'mon, sweat a little.
Walk the Castle Walls
Right on top. Right along the edge. Of a 9th century Moorish castle. And a romantic 19th century palace. Both in the World Heritage Site of Sintra, Portugal. Beautiful mountainside. Three or four hours. Five and a quarter miles. 1,800 calories.
Better Cheaper Smaller Home Gym
A complete home gym that fits in three square feet. Costs fifty bucks. Works for all the exercises I think are important. The ones that improve your balance, your muscle and bone strength, your aerobic endurance.
The Walk That Ate Lisbon
Great hills. Great food. Five hours. Ten miles. 1,500 calories burned. Medieval castles and convents. Peacocks, parrots and swans. And hand-painted ceramic tiles everywhere. Covering entire building facades. This is a beautiful city.
Short Circuit: Exercise Time & Space
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.