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Step out on glass at Sears Tower & Grand Canyon

Sears Tower, at the top of the tallest building in Chicago, is now featuring a walk in the sky. Well, it’s more like venturing on onto a four-foot box of clear glass on its 103rd Floor Skydeck. If you’re brave enough to go, you can see the city in all of its glory 1,353 feet below you.

Chicago isn’t called the Windy City for nothing, so you can imagine how it will feel when you’re out there and the box begins to sway. There’s a similar, but much more way-out glass deck feature now available for tourist visitors at the Grand Canyon. So, if you’re tempted to step out on the transparent suicide ledge either at the Sears Tower in Chicago and/or the Grand Canyon, go ahead. You’re already old, so what do you have to lose?
Q: How Can We Survive All-You-Can-Eat Buffets? PDF Print E-mail


My spouse and I have scheduled our first Vegas vacation. The great price deal our travel agent got us includes three free daily buffets at the hotel. We love to eat, and both are a bit overweight. Our doctor and family have warned us to go easy with the limitless food. What can you suggest? LMK, San Antonio TX

A: First of all, don’t deny yourselves a fun time in Sin City. You can always go back to the diet when you’re back home again. Eat all you want, but eat smart. Most Vegas buffets include all kinds of non-fattening foods, such as salads, vegetables, low-fat meats and seafood. Fill up on those, followed by fresh fruits for dessert. Of course, the temptations will be too strong to keep from grabbing some ice cream, custard, pie and cake. So, reward yourselves with some modest cheating. Even when you can’t resist and eat too much, there are ways you can make up for it.

First, take your time. Even though Vegas is all hustle and bustle, especially at buffets, slow down and enjoy each meal for 45 minutes or more. Then, after you drag your satisfied bodies away from the table (and gambling tables), work it off.

Do at least two 30-minute exercise schedules per day, including brisk jogs, walks, swims, spas and/or gyms. If your hotel is on Las Vegas Boulevard, there are many daytime sights to see while you trot by. If you’re downtown at night, enjoy the enormous overhead video and music displays as you dash along Fremont Street.

Enjoy your free Vegas buffets as much as you like, but compensate your over-indulged bodies with sensible exercise.
 
 
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