Editor’s Note
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ou want to know one of the best things about summer? Less TV time. I love that our TV is not on as often because there’s just too much life to live outside. And let's face it: reruns. Talk about a waste of time. As summer winds down, it's time to really drink it up— metaphorically. The interesting thing is that I’ve found I am much more optimistic during the summer
some of whom are close colleagues of mine, but the ‘if it bleeds, it leads’ philosophy creates a negative persuasion that I don’t miss at all during the summer. And instead of hanging out with the likes of Donald ‘You’re fired!’ Trump, Simon ‘That was pathetic’ Cowell, and those annoying hosts of Dancing With the Stars, I’ve found so much more time to chat and interact with neighbors, friends and family. And nobody’s been fired or voted off! Instead, I’m able to convert the extra hours of daylight into biking, hiking and a variety of sports and games my
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kids and their friends make up.
(OK, I'll come clean....I watch DWTS, and Julianne Hough is an engaging host.)
months. I wonder if it has something to do with less TV. Sure, I know about the
I’ve you’ve ever said to yourself that you’d get
effect of shorter versus longer days on our
more active if you had more time, well, in a way,
dispositions, and that surely plays a part.
during summer, you have more time. Clearly,
I love longer days. I enjoy tossing a ball or
a lot more daylight time, so turn off the tube
taking a stroll through the purple dust of
and go try something new. If you’re scratching
twilight. But I keep coming back to that
your head about what to do, you’re in luck. This
‘no time for TV’ thing. And there’s really
month’s magazine is full of great ideas, tips, and
something to it.
encouragements to get out there and improve your health. In our fitness section, we even have
When I begin to think of the images,
IDAHO
a ready-to-go ab workout that you can tear out
messages and meaninglessness that is so
and put on your wall! We even have a list of
prevalent on television, I view turning the TV
the cool nutrition apps that are out there that
off as a sort of mental detoxification. Clearing
will make being healthy that much easier. Es-
the clutter. No offense to the television gurus,
sentially, this month we’re full to the gills with
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everything summer. We’re debunking summer health myths, studying the sun and we’re looking at staying healthy abroad. And if you’ve ever
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to celebrate and enjoy our freedoms. So, use the time positively. Use it to make a healthy change. Use it to recharge your life and your relationships. But by all means, turn off the tube and step outside and create your own hot fun in the summertime! —JOHN A. ANDERSON
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