Exercise Archives - Better.Cheaper.Slower.

Summer Stretch: your calves

April 20, 2026

Because flexible muscles make everything easier and less tiring. Today, we'll stretch and strengthen your calf muscles. Three minutes to counteract lower leg muscle shortening and to stretch and strengthen dozens of small muscles that keep you upright.

The Walk That Ate Boston

April 17, 2026

Paul Revere covered 18 miles. On horseback. Take this 11-mile footpath. Places to go. Things to eat. Four or five hours. 1,500 calories to burn. My Google Map pinpoints 12 great places to eat Better and Cheaper. No baked beans.

Top 10 Reasons To Take A Hike

April 13, 2026

Let's take a walk or a hike. Today's Way's not just any hike. It's every hike. Not just a trail. A path. Yup, the Top 10 Reasons To Take A Hike. Plus many Ways to get started. Great Outdoors Weather is Coming Soon.

Glacier Hiking: A Limited Time Offer

April 10, 2026

Let's quietly contemplate the beauty of an exhausting, 5,000-calorie-burning 13-mile hike in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. Get out there and do it while the glaciers are still there. You've got until 2030, maybe.

Hoppin’ mad

April 6, 2026

This is not the Easter Bunny Workout. No, this is about maintaining your bone density, bone strength and bone mass. Maybe even improving one or all of the above. Who cares? Ladies and gentlemen. Ladies care most.

The Walk That Ate Tapas

April 3, 2026

Centuries before BCS Walking & Eating Extravaganzas, folks strolled the streets of Sevilla, Spain to eat tapas. One small dish at each bar. Then around the corner to the next bar. It's not clear if the tapas tradition existed before Columbus set sail from Seville to discover the New World's chile peppers, tomatoes and corn.

Virus, immunity & exercise

March 30, 2026

I adapted this from a Way I wrote about the flu. It's about building your immunity in general - by exercising. There's no way to know today if it's specifically relevant to the coronavirus variants. But we do know that exercise is a good thing for a lot of reasons. So it's worth a shot. If you'd like to pass this on, please do - it's accessible to everyone; no subscription necessary. Stay healthy.

Walking & Eating in Venice

March 27, 2026

When you walk around Venice, you find a reason to stop and stare every two minutes. For days. For weeks. But if you want an energizing, all-day orientation tour - and a calorie-free taste of the place - this Walk That Ate Venice is the trail map for you.

Feels Better in the Morning

March 23, 2026

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

Balancing Volcanoes and Curry in Bali

March 20, 2026

When the leading edge of the sun slides above the top of Mt. Agung, it's clear why we started hiking up Mt. Batur at three in the morning with a guide and a flashlight. Staggering beauty up here. Great banana curry waiting for us down below.