September 10, 2002
totally sedentary
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We field-tripped to
Marquette today. This afternoon,
on the way back, we stopped in Chocolay Township to snap this
picture of Lake Superior waves. What a difference a day makes!
The high temperature today was in the 60's, a significant
improvement over the 90's we have experienced the past couple of
days.
New Slide Show!
45th Annual Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk (28
Pictures)
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The panel advised
that adults and children spend at least one hour a day doing
moderately intense physical activities, like brisk walking, swimming
or cycling.
Dr. Marion Nestle,
chairwoman of the department of nutrition and food studies at New
York University, called the exercise recommendation "amazing but
impractical," given that 60 percent of the population is now totally
sedentary.
Jane E. Brody, Panel Urges Hour of Exercise a Day,
the New York Times.


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