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That’s Natural!
May/June 2008
Make your summer a healthy one!
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ummer is upon us! We’ve spent the winter staying fit in the gym, running on a treadmill, climbing on a stair-master, training on a circuit, lifting free and machine weights—all to the beat of music or the scenes of the ever-present television. The darkness outside was complete, the temperatures low. Along late December, the sun began to return and, with it, cabin-fever set in! Now, the sun is back, temperatures are up, and nature calls
for staying fit running on trails, climbing mountains, lifting and pulling our bodies—all to the beat of birds singing and the scenes of sunsets, sunrises, mountains, and prairies. Summer gives us no reason not to continue a healthy lifestyle, but it does give us the opportunity for variety. Skip a treadmill session and go for a hike up that trail you’ve never taken. Skip a weight lifting session and participate in a group rock climb. Travel to Mesa Verde National Park, take in the history, run early in the morning on one of the trail ridges, stop and take in the beauty of a picturesque sunrise. Or if you can’t run, walk the trail and take in the smells, the sounds,
the textures of it all. Experience nature feeding your health, your spirit, your mind. There are so many activities available to fit your fitness level. Parks have become very good at providing trails of all lengths and difficulty levels. There are lakes, ponds, and streams to swim in and take your breath away. There are bike trails. There are skate parks. The great outdoors offers it all. Stay healthy, train hard, enlist
friends and family to partake of the joy of staying fit in the gym that is the world. –R. Wayne Davis, N.D.
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