Exercise

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.

Let's pedal - without a bike. Race without a road. But with a lot of the exercise benefits of the real deal.

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.

Don't just sit there and watch the Olympics. Move yours while you watch theirs. Here's a Way.

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.

First time I hiked up above Moraine Lake I was a college kid. It was the summer of 1969 or '70. My first mountain hiking. My first glacier viewing. Cool. No training or preparation. Just hit the trail. Now I wondered how the old bones would feel on the same old trail to a a very cool and profoundly beautiful place.

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.