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Your Monday #26: A good squeeze

Today's Way comes with a simple, gentle one-minute Way to improve your health. Get up! C'mon, you can read standing up. By the time you finish reading this Way, you'll probably finish today's healthy better-posture exercise.
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Finding the Appalachian Trail. Everywhere.

If you live on or near the East Coast of the United States, you're probably not far from the historic Appalachian Trail. From Georgia to Maine, this 2050-mile National Scenic Trail winds along the backbone of the Appalachian Mountain Range. Here in western Massachusetts, they call their section of the range The Berkshires.
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Your Monday #25: Your 2 Shoulders

Good news: all you need is frequent exercise to maintain muscle strength and mass. At any age. Today's a simple, one-minute Way to increase your strength. This month: your shoulders and upper back.
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Smell the Roses, Taste the Zucchini

Take a 3, 4 or 5-mile walk through The Rose Garden and The Edible Garden at the New York Botanical Garden. Or through a botanical garden near you. Burn a few ice cream cones worth of calories.
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Telluride Hiking 101. Brownies optional.

If you're still looking for your summer adventure hike, this is a great place to start. The landscape is breathtaking. So is the altitude. Here's the perfect morning-long getting-to-know-you hike. Spectacular open views of everything. An orientation tour at a glance.
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Your Monday #24: Knees up. 1 at a time

A simple, gentle exercise to strengthen and train the muscles you use to stay on your feet. A dynamic balance exercise you can do on a balance board or a pillow. Summer's coming: get ready for surfing. Hang five.
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The (River)Walk That Ate San Antonio

San Antonio's a city whose biggest tourist attraction is a ... Walk. A River Walk. Miles of riverfront lined with walkways, parks and restaurants. A perfect place for a Walk That Ate. Nine miles, four or five hours, 1,500 calories burned. Have another taco.
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Your Monday #23: Let’s Do The Twist

Let's start the week loose. Comfortable. Flexible. Because flexible muscles make everything easier and less tiring. Today's Way'll relax and stretch your lower back and hips. Make them feel and function better.
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Vitamin D: Solar-Powered You

What a deal. Sunlight's free and you don't even have to strap a solar panel to your back to use it. Just take off your shirt. Or your pants. Because your skin synthesizes Vitamin D when it's exposed to sunlight and - get this - you're probably Vitamin D-deficient.
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Your Monday #22: 1 minute for your wrists

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