WSJ: WHAT'S YOUR WORKOUT? By JEN MURPHY

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COMMENTS:

This is one of my favorite Walls Street Journal columns. It usually appears every two weeks or so. Somehow I missed it in this weeks paper. Had to look for it on Google.

Hopefully you can read the whole article and see the 100+ articles in the archive. This a great way to find new exercise ideas.

• Sometimes people get bored with what they are doing
• Sometimes people say 'I am on the road in a hotel, I can't exercise here."
• There are many ways to do a workout or to get some physical activity
• You will notice a general pattern on what the profiled people eat

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Old and Happy?

The New York Times has a recent article about living long and well. It is targeted at men but one could also apply it to women.

"Gentlemen, 5 Easy Steps to Living Long and Well"
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
Published: February 19, 2008

The Five Things
1. Not smoking
2. Weight management
3. Blood pressure control
4. Regular exercise
5. Avoiding diabetes

My Thoughts...

1. Eat more healthy food [more fruits and vegetables]. Only total health nuts eat enough of these. For the other 99%, me and most everybody else, we need to eat more of these foods.
2. Exercise a little everyday. This is not complicated. Do something besides sitting on the couch, eating bon bons and watching TV [my apologies to the makers of bon bons].
3. Do not over indulge in treats. We all have our favorite foods. The food that makes us feel good when we eat it. If you know it is not a good idea to eat it everyday, don't. A couple [2] of times a week shouldn't be a problem.

Do things in your own best interests.