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THE HEALTHY ADVENTURER

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I began my healthy adventures in 1990. By combining bicycling, kayaking and hiking, I would eventually travel four times around the earth. I am 70 years old and have not been sick since 1972. It is never too late to live a healthy, active, adventuresome life as you will read in a series of articles. Kayaking through Siberia, Part 9 Would the remaining camera, CD player, short wave radio, cell phone, flashlights, etc. be ruined? How about my documents and paperwork? Soiled? If I had only … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Current Issue, The Healthy Adventurer, Travel Tagged With: adventure, fitness, world travel

Nordic Walking at the Sparks Marina

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August 13th was a typical 90 degree day in town, but not hot enough to keep our class from meeting at the Marina for the one hour Nordic Walking introduction class given by Rick Deutsch, an American Nordic Walking Association certified instructor. This fitness activity is the rage in Europe and was profiled in the July Healthy Beginnings issue (Pg 36). Following a short intro explaining the history and benefits of Nordic Walking (how’s 20 to 40 percent more calories burned than just walking … [Read more...]

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Nordic Walking the NEW Fitness Routine

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Written By HB Staff | Leave it to the Europeans to lead the way on fitness ideas. For example, in the 1980’s no one used trekking poles to help them get up the slopes of hills. We just gutted it out--with knee pain as the result. Once Europeans brought their “ski poles” across the pond, their value rapidly became obvious to us. Now, a new trend is heading our way--Nordic Walking. Most readers have no idea what Nordic Walking is. They may say “Oh, you mean walking with sticks?” If … [Read more...]

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Standup Paddleboardiing: The benefits that defines your core muscle.

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Written by Mike Tessier | The benefit of having a strong core, which is the foundation of your body’s strength, is being able to perform all powerful movements, beginning from the center of the body outwards. The core, or rectus abdominals, improves your posture and prevents injuries (it will save your back damn it). It also helps develop functional strength (Yes, that mighty strength I religiously speak about and what your fat bodybuilder buddies probably lack). This summer, you will have … [Read more...]

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THE HEALTHY ADVENTURER

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Kayaking through Siberia, Part 6 Upstream from Krasnoyarsk, the river snakes through mountainous terrain. Vladimir had taken me there the day before, as far as the Lenin Dam and power plant. Now, the landscape flattened out. Here and there I passed laid-back villages. Occasionally, I saw folks fishing from the shores. Towards evening, I pitched my tent across the river of one of the settlements--my first night in this enchanting world. I had just taken off the next morning when it began to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lifestyle, The Healthy Adventurer, Travel Tagged With: adventure, fitness, world travel

Stand Up Paddling

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Written By Mike Tessier | Photo: PeterSpain.com   Stand Up Paddling is new to some, but it’s actually an ancient way of travel. Centuries ago, native Hawaiians, Indians and Europeans used this form of paddling to cross various types of water ways. The boards were carved out of wood, weighing in at about 80 pounds. Some findings show that Native Americans built boards out of Tully weeds that were tied to each other, to form a stand up paddle board/boat. They used a long pole, with … [Read more...]

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