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Get Out of Your Chair If You Want to Live

What you can do: If you spend long hours in a chair, break it up with short bouts of standing and walking.

Diabetes is 90 Percent Preventable, Study Says

What you can do: Be sure half your plate is filled with vegetables; make walking a part of your daily routine.

Your Heart Needs More Than Housework

What you can do: Be active at home, but also carve out a half hour from your day and go for a walk or jog.

Walk Slow and Long to Help Your Heart Recover

What you can do: Work up to walking 45 to 60 minutes at a time several times a week, walking as slowly as you need to.

8 Astonishing Benefits of Walking

What you can do: Sneak out for a walk on your lunch break; walk around the block during commercial breaks when you’re watching your favorite TV shows.

This or That: Mini Golf or 18-Hole Golf?

What you can do: Find out how to putt with the planet in mind.

Why Pedometer + Facebook = Weight Loss

What you can do: Find neighbors and friends who want to be part of a walking group, pick up a pedometer, and aim to walk 10,000 steps a day.

How to Pull Off a Triple Play for Your Health

What you can do: Make a vitamin D supplement part of your daily routine for full-swing health results.

Beginner's Guide to Hiking

What you can do: Before you go hiking, buy only the gear you need, and do some easy research to plan a local outing.

A Quick Guide to Walkable Boston

What you can do: If you're visiting Boston, a walking trip along the Greenway is a must. Take a train to South Station and cross the street to enter the Dewey Square section.