Getting out for a Southern California experience
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We Angelenos are led to believe that we don’t walk much.
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Walk through the shade-dappled woods of Mar Vista Recreation Center in the morning and you’ll probably spot tai chi students going through their slow and graceful routines.
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Saturday after Saturday, my long run was the same routine.
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My shoulders are lowered, blades squeezed, back expanded, ribs wrapped, pelvis tucked, glutes engaged, core activated, spine long and neutral.
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It was a bright Saturday morning in Hollywood and my friend Liz and I were about to embark on a giant treasure hunt known as the Fantastic Los Angeles Race.
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When biking started taking off in and around Los Angeles, I wanted to be part of it, but I was intimidated by the cars that are very much unwilling to share the road.
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My first hike happened by accident. It was forced upon me, sort of.
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It’s not even 6 a.m., it’s still dark and scores of people are about to utterly exhaust themselves.
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Mary Olson, a 59-year-old IT executive from Falls Church, Va., scaled to the top of a 40-foot high pole and perched there for 10 minutes, trembling, summoning the courage to make the next move.
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You don’t need to be in shape to try kiteboarding, but expect a few face plants before you’re flying
The low point of my kiteboarding education came in hour four.
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Michelle Conn took up surfing to stay connected to her teenage sons.
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When it comes to bike touring, I thought I’d seen it all.
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Sick of that treadmill at the gym? Need an alternative to your Pilates routine?
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Interacting with nature is not risk-free; in fact, a person can take her life in her hands just standing outside.
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Justin Burton first heard of pickleball last year while taking a tour of the YMCA of Glendale.
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There is a lot to be said for “unplugging” when you venture into nature.
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On an unusually chilly Friday evening, Culver City’s public pool bustled with activity.
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Getting cozy with the natural world can require money and vacation time.
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Sometimes you don’t feel like going to the gym.
