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It's not just for biking, and in the year since it opened it's changed the way thousands of people see their community - and each other. Image subjects: Brunswick Bike Path - people walking Brunswick Bike path - woman jogging bikers and walkers on the Brunswick Bike Path woman and dog sitting near Brunswick
- By: Bill Buckley
- and Patrick Morris
- Photography by: Randy Ury
In the forties and fifties, some of the most famous and glamorous women on the planet came to Mount Vernon, Maine to exercise and diet at a health spa unlike any other. Presiding over this establishment was a woman who called herself Elizabeth Arden. Location: Mount Vernon
- Photography by: Geneveve Naylor
Nancy Dail believes massage can change the world, and she's founded a school to spread the word - and the technique. Image subjects: Nancy Dail at her school - sitting on ball students at Downeast School of Massage students at Downeast School of Massage Location: Waldoboro
- By: John Barsness
- and Sarah Goodyear
- Photography by: Benjamin Magro
Annoyed at your growing girth and increasing sluggishness but not ready to join the Y or learn to paddle a kayak? Here are thirteen ways to lose weight and get in shape without leaving your house. Image subjects: cartoons of animals exercising
- Photography by: Michael Ricci
Want to explore the best Maine has to offer? A uniquely upbeat outing club based in Portland welcomes hikers, walkers, and wallyballers of all ages. Image subjects: hiking along the coast kayaking cross country skiing in the woods. skiers looking out over woods below bikers riding beside ocean hikers
- Photography by: rgbpixels
While virtually every community in Maine is walkable, these ten are especially worth exploring on foot. Image subjects: walking up the hill from the ferry dock Location: Monhegan Castine Portland
- By: Steven Dodd Hughes
- and Frank Andrews
- Photography by: Kevin Shields
Taking responsibility for your own well-being is at the root of all the new wellness programs that are springing up across Maine. One in Farmington has been a trailblazer. Image subjects: girl skipping down path Location: Farmington
- By: Paul Doiron
- and Ron Spomer
- Photography by: Joe Devenney
Marianne and Stu Smith have built a giant outfitting business in the heart of midcoast Maine by capitalizing on the baby boomers' mania for staying in shape and having fun. Image subjects: Inside Maine Sport Stu Smith and Marianne Smith kayaking off coastal Maine kayak lessons on land at Maine Sport
- By: John Brindle
- and Jeff Clark
- Photography by: Greg Morley
Departments
Calendar of Events Good Sports I Remember Hog on Ice Inside Maine Getting Started The Talk of Maine The Y Explosion Brunswick's Amazing Bike Path Feeding the Fitness Frenzy Looking For a Little Adventure Ten Towns Made for Walking Elizabeth Arden's Maine Chance The Maine Workout Evangelist With a Smile
All over the state, towns are expanding their YMCAs to meet a soaring new demand. Image subjects: Dave Thompson seated next to the Y pool. Location: Freeport
- By: Worth Mathewson
- and Jeff Clark
- Photography by: Randy Ury
All sorts of info and tips are available for Mainers thinking about getting off their duffs. List of ways and places to exercise. Image subjects: hands climbing up over rocks
- By: Andrew Vietze
- and John Falk
- Photography by: Bill Silliker Jr
On my first foray to a frozern pond in thirty years, I learned what it means to be in shape.
Every month in Maine you can find some aerobically correct event to take part in - or to watch. Here is a month-to-month list of such events. Image subjects: Kenduskeag Canoe Race
- Photography by: Dean Abramson
