On Benedict Pond. Walk of the Week.
It's a small walk, just 1.5 miles all the Way around. It may not be transcendental, but there's something very satisfying about this kind of walking in circles. Completing the circle. Around not-so-famous ponds.
Better Cheaper Stronger: Inner Thighs
No equipment. No weights. Just you and your inner thighs against gravity. The easy Way to strengthen your adductor muscles. If you're not sure what or where they are, well, they're the ones you'll be feeling.
Twist and Shout. A Late Summer Playlist
Want to burn calories? Dance! Want to dance? Go to a Bruce Springsteen concert. Just saw The Boss in Philly. I was on my feet for four hours. Never sat down. Never stood still. Dance hard for an hour, burn 350 calories. Do the math: 1,400 calories per Bruce concert! Click for the playlist.
Slower Sunday: By The Brook
While the leaves are still on the trees, every little place in the forest seems so private. Just add water for a soundtrack. Good day for a walk in the woods near some water. Great by yourself. Great with someone else. Here's a start. Just Press Play.
Labor of Love
Move. As much as you can, as fast as you can, for as long as you can. No more. No less. Sweat. Breathe very deeply. It makes you feel good. It's not hard labor.
Hiking the Tetons. Next stop Yellowstone
This is one of those hikes that makes your day. Makes your vacation. Makes IMAX look like a postcard. Ten miles out and back. Six thousand feet up and down. 4,000 calories burned. A great full day.
Ratatouille Time
When you get eggplant, peppers, squash, fennel, scallions and tomatoes in one week's CSA farm share, it's time to make ratatouille. And when these hot-weather vegetables ripen at once, make a huge pot to refrigerate and enjoy cold for the rest of the week.
Slower Sunday: Beauty Treatment
For your eyes only. Not the lids. Not the lashes or the brows. Or the little wrinkles in the corners. Just your eyes. The windows to your soul. If they're really windows, they work both ways. So let this in. It must be good for your soul. It's beautiful.n
Chill your mouth: Mint-Melon Popsicles
Get a really ripe melon. So sweet you won't even think about adding sugar. Not even to offset the cool of the mint and the kick of the ginger. A truly sweet and wonderfully refreshing Way to end a meal on a hot day.
Keep the tape measure. Toss the scale.
It's about your waist, not your weight. Your height-to-waist ratio is a much better indicator of your health than your height-to-weight ratio (BMI). Keep your waist circumference to less than half your height. Or you'll be at significantly higher risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, heart attacks and strokes.