Carol Purcell, 84, dressed-up in her red, white and blue, gets some food  during the 25th Annual Celebrate America on Saturday, June 30, 2007.

Malin Svensson, (center) president of Nordic Walking US, takes her class through some walking drills on Saturday, May 5, 2007 at Santa Monica Beach. One of the most effective activities for burning calories and building cardio-vascular fitness is cross-country skiing because both large upper and lower body muscles are fully engaged. Imagine learning a technique, for all fitness levels, where you can achieve similar benefits year round, without snow, and without increased perceived exertion! Nordic Walking is regular walking made up to 40% more effective by the use of specifically designed hand-held Nordic Walker® poles.

1) Charles Blount, an exercise physiologist leads an exercise demonstration with the use of 'The Dashaway' after the American Parkinson Disease Association's 3rd Annual Walk-a-thon at Palisades Park on Saturday, April 28, 2007. The Dashaway is  mobility device created by 90-year-old entrepreneur/inventor and Parkinsonian Stan Dashew, pioneer of the modern credit card. 2) Charles Blount, an exercise physiologist and his client Stan Dashew, 90, demonstrate exercises on The Dashaway. 3) 90-year-old entrepreneur/inventor and Parkinsonian Stan Dashew exercises on his 'Dashaway'