This week in Health, we’re focusing on quick workouts (how even a little exercise still helps) and ambitious brain- and body-building travel (what are the best places in the world?). PLUS: we discover an animal that can delay aging ... and encounter a very hungry bear.

Just five minutes has a huge impact: Try jumping jacks between wakeup and the shower. Walk up and down flights of stairs at work or home. Science shows big improvement even if the workout seems astonishingly brief.  

Related: Yes, weekend-only workouts help! 

Pump it up: Lifting heavy weights can mitigate osteoporosis

PHOTO BY DAVID DOUBILET 

25 places in mind: Nat Geo has just released its Best of the World travel locations for 2025. Whether this inspires a trip or excites an armchair traveler, or a screen-watching stationary bike rider, check out this list!   

Related: Outdoor adventure is important as we age 

Also: Why planning a trip can help your mental health 

Your daily wonder: What are we looking at? It is part of an abdomen, magnified mightily as part of the annual Nikon Small World contest. What does it belong to?

A. A Nordic ant
B. A human eyelid from Latvia
C. A hummingbird
D. A cuckoo wasp

Today’s Soundtrack: You Don’t Know Me, Ben Folds, Regina Spektor

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