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Your Monday #11: At the core

A 1-minute exercise that really makes you aware of the Way you use your core muscles to stabilize and balance yourself. To maintain your center of balance when your arms and legs are going their own ways. Here's a great Way to strengthen and stretch all those muscles.
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The Walk That Ate Granada

See all the Granada countryside from the 14th century Alhambra hilltop fortress. And see it from everywhere along your 13-mile Walk. Local fruit, cheese and bread for breakfast. Tapas for lunch. Herb-roasted lamb for dinner. Burn 1,000 more calories than you swallow.
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Your Monday #10: Lie down. Now …

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 neck, shoulders, back and hips. Make them feel and function better.
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In Awe In Fairlyand

New clinical research links awe to good health. If something's awesome enough to give you goose bumps, it's good for you. I just hiked Bryce Canyon National Park and got an overdose of awe. So let me share some with you.
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Your Monday #9: Look ma, no chair

Like all first-Mondays-of-the-month, today's 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're done with the first rep of today's healthy exercise.
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Don’t Just Sit There. Shiver!

If you've been shivering during this crazy cold winter season, you've been burning calories. In a very desirable Way. You've been converting white fat to brown fat. Say what? Click to learn two really interesting things. You can do one of them in your chair.
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Boardwalk to Heaven. And a High Swamp

4,000' above the Pacific Ocean, right on top of Kauai's Waimea Canyon. The highest swamp in the world. Eight miles out and back. Strangest, and maybe the coolest, trail I've ever hiked. The Alaka'i Swamp Trail. You have to see the photos.
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Your Monday #8: Strengthen The Flip Side

Good news: all you need is frequent exercise to maintain muscle strength and mass. At any age. Like all fourth-Mondays-of-the-month this year, today comes with a simple, three-minute Way to increase your strength. This month: your triceps, the flip side of your biceps.
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The Walk That Ate Vancouver

Take one long walk in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and you'll know why it's always high on the lists of most livable cities. Mile after mile of beautiful, accessible waterfront. Mountain views all around. A huge, forest-like park at the end of town. And good eating all across town.
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Your Monday #7: Tightrope Walking

A 3-minute exercise to strengthen and train the muscles you use to stay on your feet. A dynamic balance exercise. It's not as goofy or easy as it looks. A little like tightrope-walking. No rope, no net. You can do it right on the floor.
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