Ikaria
My last few vacations have been characterized by self-imposed demands to make time for some tough workouts. While I enjoy time relaxing at the beach as much as the next person, my need to stay active seems to overrule my agenda. Past attempts to squeeze in workouts involved everything from packing portable resistance bands in my luggage to doing pull-ups on hotel doors. While it’s possible to devise bodyweight routines that you can do in your hotel room, I realized quickly that these workouts just weren’t in the spirit of a vacation. They felt like obligations and certainly nothing like pleasure. Not to mention the fact that it seemed senseless to tote workout equipment along on a holiday!
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I’ve had the pleasure of spending last week on the Greek island of Ikaria, located in the eastern Aegean Sea, near Samos. Ikaria is of interest not only due to its natural beauty and the mythical figure Icarus. The island is also remarkable because of the noted longevity of its inhabitants. In fact, one in three Ikarians live to be at least ninety years old!
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