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Since our mental health is connected to our physical well-being, these FREE fitness apps will help motivate you at home or on the road. They offer exercises including yoga, measure your walks and hikes, and meditation to help you sleep more restfully when day is done.
Some simple daily exercises and on-slope tips especially for those of us 55+ can prevent aches, pains and worse during snow season. Here are some work-out suggestions and more to help you get fit now and stay fit and injury-free during the season.
Closets and dresser drawers bulging? Clear the clutter and get paid for recycling things you no longer want or use. Recycling is a win-win, because is reduces waste and compensates you for your good deed helping the planet.
You might want to sleep with the lights on in one of these 100+ historic hotels in the USA reported to have friendly ghosts. From spooky hotel tours and spirited stories to real life hauntings, these members of the Historic Hotels of America are worth visiting any time of year, especially around Halloween.
Now that gas and diesel prices are higher than ever because of the ongoing US war on Iran, it’s important again to save money at the pump. You can do that if you tune up, slow down, lighten up, and use money-saving apps to find the least expensive gas near you. Here’s how: How to
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Banned Books Week, Oct. 4-10, celebrates classic and popular novels, and protests restricting public access to well-written books providing knowledge, information and diverse perspectives. This year, the final day of Banned Books Week is being celebrated as Let Freedom Read Day, to help defend books from censorship and to stand up for the library staff,
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Here’s your guide to the best NYC parks in each borough for multi-colored fall foliage magic, including white oak trees whose leaves turn purple, and maples whose reds, oranges and yellow epitomize fall color.
Ikon Pass prices for the upcoming 2026/27 season increase on Oct.7 – so buy now to avoid paying more later, and get new destinations and expanded access to existing ones, new lifts and terrain at participating mountains, and other perks. Also new is a fully refundable purchase option. At a Glance 2026/27 Ikon Pass News
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The tourists have gone home, the kids have gone back to school, sweltering temperatures have tamed to tolerable levels, and hotels have reduced their peak summer rates. It’s an ideal time to enjoy the crisp autumn air and the technicolor palette that Mother Nature serves up each autumn. Here are my favorite places in the USA and Canada and for a fall getaway.
Grab and GO: How to prepare for an emergency. Even if you are not in the path of a hurricane, flood, tornado or wildfire, it’s important to be ready for an emergency.