Then, try the ahi tuna with a papaya vinaigrette or the agave-glazed baby back ribs served with corn on the cob.

BBC: Daily deal: Arizona mountain resort

In a sweltering, claustrophobic chamber the size of a storage closet, a sweat-glazed man in a running top pounds away on a treadmill in the Nike Sports Research Lab in Beaverton, Ore.

FORBES: On the Run

For a major overhaul, consider installing photovoltaic cells on your roof, hydronic radiant heating in your floors, double-glazed panes in your windows and low-flow toilets in your bathroom.

FORBES: Julia Cosgrove