Exercise & Adventure

Keeping it in perspective 

THRIVE PRACTICES   THRIVE ARTICLES   THRIVE LOW INCOME   THRIVE BOOKS+
  

Walk        Hike        Bike          X country Ski      Swim       Windsurf         Other

Run         Climb       Rollerblade       Downhill Ski       Scuba Dive          Surf     
 

fit & supple

power, efficiency, strength, coordination,
great immune function, chemistry of optimism, new neuron growth,
waves of "grow" messages pulsing throughout body & mind,
bone strength, joint health, heart health, and good circulation

ADVENTURE TRAVEL- NY TIMES BEST OF LIST

• National Geographic Rates Adventure Travel Companies for you...by price a lots more
• U.S. State Department Country background papers, passport and visa information, travel warnings and advice
• Travelers' Health from the Centers from Disease Control gives health information for your destination
• National Geographic Travel and its Traveler magazine
• Gorp Guide to adventure travel and outdoor recreation
• Lonely Planet Online home of the well known travel books
• PlanetRider collects and rates more travel sites than we could list here

Reservations

• Flyspy discount airfare finder
• Farecast  discount airfare finder
• Travelocity, Expedia, Orbitz and CheapTickets have airline tickets, car rentals, hotel reservations, travel information
• ITA Software Clear, well-organized listings of flights and fares, domestic and international, with booking codes.
• Kayak and Sidestep search for travel fares and prices across multiple sites
• Hotels.com Hotels, vacation rentals, packages
• Quikbook Good rates for selected hotels in major destinations (mostly in the United States)
• Hotwire can help you find travel bargains if you're flexible
• Priceline lets you name your own price for travel (and mortgages), and see if anyone will bite.
• Site 59 Big discounts on last-minute travel packages
• Travelzoo collects special travel offers from many sites
• SeatGuru will help you figure out where (and where not) sit on your next flight.
• Hertz, Avis, National and Budget will rent you a car

GENERAL FITNESS

 Active     - Fantastic Site Recommended by Forbes- Best of the Web

 

WALK

RUN

Half Marathon Training 

HIKE

 

Hike Parts of the Appalachian Trail  (Maine to Georgia!)

Hikes near U.S. Metropolitan Areas 

Hiking Preparation Information

BIKE

Bike Hike Adventures   Received National Geographic Award of Excellence

 

ROLLERBLADE

 Inline Skating - Where to go

ROCK CLIMB

Best Rock Climbing Camps  American Alpine Institute

Lynn Hill Climbing Camp   

 

X-COUNTRY SKI

Find Cross Country Ski Trails    Anywhere in the US  

DOWNHILL SKI, SNOWBOARD

 Getting in Shape Workout for Snowboarding

Snowboard Training Camp    

Woman's Ski Camp      Big Sky, Montana

Moms with boards    brings together mothers who snowboard or surf or windsurf

SWIM

 Peak Performance Swim Camps  

WINDSURF

 Moms with boards    brings together mothers who snowboard or surf or windsurf

SURF

Nancy Emerson's School of Surfing...Maui          

Scuba Diving Classes North Carolina     

Moms with boards    brings together mothers who snowboard or surf or windsurf

 SCUBA DIVE

Scuba Diving Training