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To Victoria Glacier from Lake Louise

August is Glacier Month at BCS. Because, well, what's Better than finding a cool spot in August? What's Better and Cheaper than a national park? What's Slower than a glacier? Or cooler? Let's hike to Victoria Glacier. In Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
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Naked Exercise #2: Flying

Stripped down. No equipment. No exercise balls, no balance boards, no weights. Not just Better and Cheaper. Better and Free. Look like Superman. Without the cape. Strengthen your lower back. Press Play.
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Walking, Eating & Climbing Mexico City

Time to continue our former Olympic Host City Tour with a big Walk in one of the world's great eating cities, Mexico City. And a shorter, steeper stair-climb on the Pyramid of the Sun, thirty miles away in the ancient capital of the Americas, Teotihuacan.
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Naked Exercise #1: No-Bike Cycling

Stripped down. No equipment. No exercise balls, no balance boards, no weights. Just your bare hands. Not just Better and Cheaper. Better and Free. A new one each week. So you'll look better naked all Summer. Here's a bike exercise - without the exercise bike.
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The Marathon That Ate History. The Walk That Ate Athens

Could be an all-day 20-mile hike. Could be a 2-mile spin around the Acropolis. Or a 6-mile stroll to the Aegean Sea. Great street food. Whichever way you turn in Athens, this is a delicious Way to see the sights while you burn way more calories than you consume.
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Looking back

At the Summer Stretches. They're great for everything. Especially your back. Intense lower back pain got me started on my stretching career twenty years ago. A few simple stretches twice a day cured me. I've never stopped doing them. And I've never looked back. Take a look.
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The Norski Trail: made in the shade

The shade of thousands of aspen trees make this hike cool, high and dry. Just above 10,000' of elevation, near the base of the Santa Fe Ski Basin in New Mexico. It's beautiful. It's an easy cruise, less than one hour. Click for the Top 10 Reasons To Take A Hike.
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Summer Stretch: Your Hamstrings

Because flexible muscles make everything easier and less tiring. Now, on the floor. On your back. To improve the flexibility of these very large muscles that contribute to lower back and leg pain if you let them tighten and contract over the years.
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A quick high above Hanalei

A lovely little hike to a panoramic view of Hanalei and its Bay. Just a mile and a quarter and 1,200' up to the big vista. A perfect example of a short hike that gives you a real sense of having scaled the heights and climbed a mountain. Between breakfast and lunch.
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Summer Stretch: Let’s Twist Again

Because flexible muscles make everything easier and less tiring. Because I want to help you find the easiest Ways to feel Better every day. Let's start on your back. For almost instant improvement for tight lower back and hip muscles.
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