Flexible Monday: Let’s Twist Again
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.
Bighorn Peak. Big Sky. Big day.
Big hike. Bigger views. 360 degrees. 50 miles on a clear day. Tiny you in the middle of something vast. You may be a very small part of it all, but you're definitely part of it. And when you look around, that's awesome.
Balanced Monday: Stand for your thighs
A 2-minute exercise to strengthen the muscles you use to stay on your feet. And to strengthen and tone your outer thighs, too. Your abductor muscles. Mission-critical muscles for your next beach vacation. Especially if you step barefoot onto hot sand and start hopping around on one foot.
Easy Does It. The Walk to Ousel Falls.
The kindest, gentlest hike to a spectacularly scenic destination in Montana. In Big Sky, this is a wonderfully scenic walk on a wide, smooth path. Gentle switchbacks lead you to this beautiful waterfall on the Gallatin River. Less than an hour and two miles roundtrip. Breathe easy.
Moving Monday: A Quick Dip
Time for a 1-minute exercise you can do at home or at work. One example of something you should do once every hour or two. C'mon. Flex those shoulder and triceps muscles. This one 'll have you on the edge of your chair. Press Play to see the Way.
All glad. No SAD. Get out more. Outdoors
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.
Beehive Basin: Stripes and flowers
Huge, rugged, striped mountains. Endless fields of wildflowers. The Spanish Peaks and Beehive Basin. Just outside Big Sky, Montana. Seven spectacular miles out and back. One of the best-looking, free half-day hikes you can find.
Stronger Monday: Use ’em or lose ’em
Now here's some good news for everyone over 30. All you need is some frequent exercise to maintain muscle strength. At any age. Maintain higher functional capacity and quality of life with a little exercise. So 10-pound grocery bags don't feel like 20-pounders.
The Walk That Ate Under the Influence
If you're in Italy next weekend, you get to celebrate Cantina Aperta. Translation: the wineries are open, come party. Sadly, nothing like that here in the States. So I made up a day-long Walking & Drinking Extravaganza in Napa, CA. Good for any day.
Balanced Monday: Not as easy as it looks
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.