Prepare Your Backyard Whether you have plenty of space to work with or just space for a small vegetable garden, you can definitely make the concept work for you. However, one of the key steps to ...

These steps are great for manual tools, but they aren't the only tool and equipment preparation needed ahead of spring. Learning when to de-winterize your garden is a crucial part of preparing ...

A study of 4,50,000 adults suggests that climbing 5 flights of stairs daily reduces cardiovascular risks by 20%. Climbing stairs is more effective than walking, burning more calories and enhancing ...

Getting more steps in doesn't mean you have to keep going for walks every day. There are other activities where you naturally move more, even though you're doing something else - like gardening. As ...

This helps neutralize the pH of the pre-compost and makes it safe for garden use. That means it takes about 4 weeks total to compost with bokashi—and it all occurs in a composter that’s small ...

Other cardio machines can add variety to and enhance your training without the joint-pounding that comes with running—specifically, the stair climber machine. Available in many big-box gyms ...

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Many believe that achieving 10,000 steps daily is the standard for good health, but studies show that the average American only walks about 4,000 to 5,000 steps daily. The ideal number of steps varies ...

But after using an indoor garden for three years, I’m a convert. It’s really useful as insurance that I’ll always have fresh herbs — it’s like a tiny farmers’ market stand in my ...