Your Monday #29: A Strong Upper Back
Good news: all you need is frequent exercise to maintain muscle strength and mass. At any age. Today's Wa is a simple, one-minute Way to increase your upper back strength.
Living Room Olympics: Running. In place.
Your place. In front of the TV. While you have a nice 30-minute jog in 3 square feet. Actual aerobic exercise. No track, no field, no treadmill. Real sweat. Real calorie burn. Step on it.
Living Room Olympics: Walking. In place.
Your place. In front of the TV. While you have a nice 30-minute walk in 3 square feet. Actual aerobic exercise. No track, no field, no treadmill. Real sweat. Real calorie burn. Step on it.
Your Monday #28: Better Thighs
A 2-minute exercise to strengthen the muscles you use to stay on your feet. This one'll strengthen and tone your outer thighs, too. Your abductor muscles. Mission-critical muscles for slippery winter weather and this summer's beach look.
The Walk That Ate Omaha
When you're there, try some or all of this 16-mile trail. Burn 2,000 calories in 8 hours. A great Way to get to know a place and to eat well - the two things I want to do whenever I travel anywhere.
Living Room Olympics: Gymnastic Balance
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.
Living Room Olympics: No-Bike Cycling
Let's pedal - without a bike. Race without a road. But with a lot of the exercise benefits of the real deal.
Living Room Olympics: No-Contact Boxing
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.
Living Room Olympics: No-Weight Lifting
Don't just sit there and watch the Olympics. Move yours while you watch theirs. Here's a Way.
Living Room Olympics: Swimming Dry
The good news: you didn't qualify for the team. So let's just go for a swim - without a pool. Without water. But with a lot of the exercise benefits of real swimming. Just you. Face down on the floor. Press Play for your swimming lesson.