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...Exercise is my obsession," declares New York Times science reporter Gina Kolata. Her preference is "spinning," a brutal workout on a stationary bike, which she describes in detail in her new book, Ultimate Fitness: The Quest for Truth About Exercise and Health (Farrar, Straus & Giroux). Kolata does many tasks in her book, describing her life as an ardent exerciser, tracing the history of working out ("Eating alone will not keep a man well," said Hippocrates in 400 B.C. "He must also take exercise") and debunking popular claims (e.g., endorphins and running highs are overrated, she says). Kolata concludes that exercise...
...back of a long line of people, and he’d point at me and ask, ‘You in the back, what do you want?’ I’d reply that I was there to report a stolen bike and he’d sigh and say ‘Okay, those forms are out back; I’ll have to show you where they are.’ Then we’d walk out back and be able to chat for a short while,” she said...
...competitors spent an average of $5,600 annually on the sport. John Hartley of Ridgewood, N.J., a mountain biker turned expedition racer, is just one participant who thinks it's worth it. "It's almost like being a kid again," he says. "You run in the woods, ride your bike on mountain trails and play in the water--and you do it with your friends...
Although there are plenty of activities for the young--bike trips, hikes in the numerous canyons and swimming at the family-oriented Furnace Creek Ranch--Death Valley has become especially popular with middle-age vacationers and retirees. The 45-and-older set represents the majority of the 500 residents who work as store clerks, waiters, registrars, maids and guides. "The young look for excitement, the older for peace," says Jepson, 60. Jepson and her husband Calvin, 57, the Inn & Ranch's general manager, came to work for only two years but decided to stay indefinitely. "We grew to love...
...first stop is the Adams House dining hall, where free visors will reportedly be distributed to the first 300 brownnosers willing to write five alumni thank-you letters. I have some trouble with the bike ride down—my inseam is so low that my leg mobility is severely restricted—and arrive to find the dining hall cleared out for a dance rehearsal. No visors to be seen...