Outdoor Fitness

How Exercise May Slow Your Biological Aging

We all know that exercise is good for us, but did you know that it can help your body function as if it were 10 years younger? Even more interesting, researchers are beginning to understand exactly how exercise actually keeps you young. The first problem, of course, is figuring out how to define “staying young”. One way is to measure aging through your DNA…literally. At the…
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Outdoor Fitness

Exercise and Activity Plan for the Newly Retired

Congratulations on your retirement. You now have free time previously spent on the job. A wise use of it is to get the recommended amount of physical activity to reduce your health risks and maintain fitness. You want to keep your body in good working order to enjoy your…
Trip Ideas

How Lunar New Year Is Celebrated Around Asia

When the Lunar New Year holiday arrives each year, it brings a flood of fond memories for me. My family immigrated from Seoul, South Korea, to Canada when I was 5 years old, and my parents wanted to make sure I didn’t forget my Korean roots, or the importance of tradition — especially one as vital as Lunar New Year, which is called Seollal in Korean. The Seollal holiday was just one way…
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Hotels Resorts

These St. Lucia Hotels Have ‘Open Walls,' Private Plunge Pools, Pitons Views — and a Champagne Zip Line

Watching dawn break from a four-poster bed at Ladera, St. Lucia is surreal. In the middle distance is the Caribbean Sea glittering between Gros Piton and Petit Piton, two enormous cone-shaped, forest-covered peaks that even dominate St. Lucia’s flag. They feature on every postcard from this lush Caribbean island — and dominate every view from the enormous suites on Ladera’s Paradise…
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Hotels Resorts

This Is the Secret to Feeling Like a Celebrity on Your Los Angeles Vacation

Los Angeles is no stranger to five-star amenities — it is the land of red-carpet royalty and home to some of the biggest celebrities in the world, after all. Of those luxuries, facials, massages, and full-body spa treatments top the list, with countless spas offering restorative services within the California county’s 4,700 square miles. For a true A-list experience, however, travelers…
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