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A New Monthly Series with Jeff Galloway

January 24, 2012

While at Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend, I made sure to catch up with Jeff Galloway. I’m sure by now you all know how much I love and respect his running plans and philosophy. When I interviewed him earlier this month, he mentioned that he was available to do more. So, I brainstormed, chatted with [...]

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Gyms at Walt Disney World: The Polynesian and Grand Floridian Resorts

January 19, 2012

This guest post was contributed by Heather of Running with Sass. With my desire to maintain a healthy lifestyle even while on vacation, I am pretty familiar with the various hotel gyms at several of the Disney resorts. The one I frequent the most is the one shared by the Grand Floridian and the Polynesian. [...]

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Go Camping in Walt Disney World

January 18, 2012

This guest post was contributed by Ben Kalle of Disney Land Florida Disney World is more than just living the fantasy world of Mickey Mouse and other Disney cartoon characters. It is also the place to enjoy nature. Here in Disney World you can have fun with your kids exploring natural settings by spending time [...]

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Wading Into the Wilderness

October 3, 2011

This guest post was contributed by Jennifer of Flowtation Devices. Remember those days as a kid when the most exciting part about going on vacation was getting to play in the hotel swimming pool? Of course our priorities change as we get older, but nevertheless I was still excited about potential pool time when my [...]

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Trails at Walt Disney World: The Polynesian and Grand Floridian Resorts

September 12, 2011

This guest post was contributed by Heather of Running with Sass. Over the years, I have stayed at the Polynesian and the Grand Floridian many times. Of course, just because I am on vacation doesn’t mean I don’t run. I actually tend to run more on vacation because I love experiencing new places and new [...]

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Six Tips to Prepare for Walking in the Disney Parks

August 8, 2011

When I typed in a search on Google for “average miles walked Walt Disney World”, there were over 990,000 results, and a varying array of answers, ranging from 5 to 13 miles. It seems that the general average, though, is 5-7 miles per day, which is a lot of walking. (Not to mention standing, as [...]