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Stronger Monday: C’mon. Over your head.

It's good to be a little stronger. So it's easier to climb a steep stairway. Or a mountain. Easier to pick up packages. And put them up on a shelf - above your head. As you get older, you inevitably lose some muscle mass. But you don't have to lose muscle strength. Here's another Way to increase and maintain it.
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Vanishing point

You walk up 7 flights of stairs. In a parking garage in lower Manhattan. Not a big elevation gain. Not a very scenic hike. But when you walk out on to the roof, you're in a forest of giant light beams. Press Play for the perspective.
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Feet, Shoes, and Hiking: A Short History

I should be sore. But I'm not. After two weeks of steep mountain hiking. Tens of miles on the trail. Miles of elevation gain at high altitudes. I'm pretty sure it's my new trail shoes. I thought I should tell you because you're more likely to hit the trail when you're confident about having an easy, comfortable hike.
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Slower Sunday: And the livin’s easy

Summertime. In San Francisco. Most tourists head for the Golden Gate. Or the top of Nob Hill. I go straight to the basement of the Academy of Sciences. To the tank. It's easy. Well, it looks easy. Press Play. See for yourself.
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Bring your own.

Problem's always how to pack and carry something you'd really like to eat on a plane or in a car. And not make a mess of it. Then I found the Lunch Pot. Same idea as your old lunchbox. Or lunch pail. But much cooler. And neater.
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Exercise & Air-Conditoning:Short Circuit

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. Then cool down.
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Dance It Off to the Summer Hits

The #1 Summer Hits. Every summer, 1961 - 1970. If you have trouble getting motivated to exercise during the summer heat, I have a suggestion. Put on some music that you can't not dance to. This is aerobic. 30 minutes. Burn about 200 calories. Just crank up the tunes.
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Popeye Pie: Spinach and Eggs

Flaky, buttery crust under the earthy, herbaceous spinach filling that surrounds a luscious soft-baked egg. The slightest onion fragrance. A touch of salt and tang from the cheese. A perfect and complete-meal-in-a-slice. This should be famous.
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It’s Better in the morning

Seems like morning's the best time to exercise. Here are some interesting clinical and survey results that explain the benefits. Especially if you exercise to lose weight and, specifically, to burn fat.
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