Exercise

Pursue happiness. Vigorously. Declare independence from the health care industrial complex. You don't need them when you're healthy. Independence from the industrial food complex. Buy fresh, seasonal stuff and eat Better and Cheaper.

Happy Canada Day! Let's hike to a glacier, eh? July is Glacier month at Better Cheaper Slower. Because, well, what's Better than finding a cool spot in July? What's Better and Cheaper than a national park? What's Slower than a glacier? Or cooler?

No exercise balls. No balance boards. Just crank up the tunes. If you have trouble getting motivated to exercise, put on some music that you can't not dance to. Fast. Aerobic. Get your heart rate up and sweat. For one hour. Burn about 350 calories.

Long as they get. Compared to those short Winter days, these Summer days give you about six extra hours of daylight. You can do a four-hour walk or hike before high noon. Use 'em or lose 'em. Here's how.

Stretch and strengthen your core, back and leg muscles while you bend and flex. Strengthen your shoulder and chest muscles by squeezing this really big $12 exercise ball between your hands. You use many, many muscles. Very time-efficient. And burns calories faster.

Four mountains in Acadia National Park. Yours for the Walking. Five miles, two or three hours, 1,000 calories burned. A ten or fifteen minute drive to the lobster pier for 400 calories of the best lobster roll you'll ever have.

Stretch and strengthen your core, back and leg muscles while you stand and twist. Strengthen your shoulder and chest muscles by squeezing this really big $12 exercise ball between your hands. You use many, many muscles. Very time-efficient. And burns calories faster.

Stretch and strengthen your outer thigh and butt muscles while you lift your leg. Strengthen your core and back muscles by supporting yourself with just one hand on this really big $12 exercise ball. You use many, many muscles. Very time-efficient. And burns calories faster.