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This month’s LivingWellexecutive featured is ourExecutive Vice Presidentof Hospitality ServicesBarry Wallace.Barry’s favorite exercisesare walking and biking.“I walk fast, (it’s likegolf, but without theaggravation) and bikeslowly. Either way, I enjoyseeing what is going onaround town.”Learning to “LiveWell”Olympians Laura Wilkinson and Apolo Anton Ohno with Barryand Nancy Wallace at the London Olympic GamesBarry and his wife Nancy walk together every Saturday and Sunday andoccasionally during the week. They cover about 5 miles in a little over anhour and have a couple of favorite routes. One is Diamond Head, Kapi‘olaniPark, the Zoo, the Aquarium and so on. The other is from their home nearthe Blaisdell Center and includes Aloha Tower and downtown or Ala MoanaPark and Waikīkī. Occasionally they’ll walk a long one - Tantalus and RoundTop (about 2-1/2 hours, 11 miles.) Favorite scenic walks are inside DiamondHead, Makapu‘u Lighthouse trail or the Nature Center trail. “Walking gives usdedicated time together to decompress, discuss and laugh. We also do thesethings over dinner with friends, which is our preferred form of relaxation. Infact, we enjoy entertaining and hosting groups of people; we like seeing hownew friendships form, who has what in common with whom, and finding outcommon interests shared by those who don’t usually hang around together.”Barry enjoys biking outside as well. He says, “I bike slowly because I use thetime to see what’s happening around Honolulu. We don’t have a very good bikepath network in Honolulu such as they do in Washington, D.C., or other cities.If one wants to cover much distance riding around Honolulu, one is limitedto certain off peak times and routes. I prefer riding flat courses and to cruisethe waterfronts and parks, while people are recreating (and during hours I amawake.) I like to ride along the shore on various courses from Hawai‘i Kai toAloha Tower.”Barry shares that “both walking and biking are great ways to see new cities. Ihighly recommend a bike trip across the Golden Gate Bridge or a walk acrossthe Brooklyn Bridge. In fact, Manhattan is a terrific city in which to walk; eastside from the UN down to Battery Park and West side from Chelsea Pier toBattery Park. Don’t overlook the Highline, a restored elevated train track, now a20-block-long bustling walkway with lots of retail and restaurant activity.”“As for exercises I want to try, I am reminded of a comment from Dr. Chuckwhen he learned that I don’t play tennis. He said, ‘How lucky you are to haveyet another sport still to learn.’ There are many sports I have yet to learn butpresently I am interested to learn paddle boarding.”“If I had a few hours to exercise, I would like tokayak on still waters,” and to relax, Barry readsfiction and lots of it.Past “glories” include lettering in football,swimming and lacrosse in high school.“Healthy eating is definitely part of my life. Assome of you know, I have been a Type 1 Diabeticfor 20 years. This is a complicated condition thatrequires constant maintenance and balancingof one’s diet. This is also known as JuvenileDiabetes, a condition very different from themore prevalent condition, called Type 2 diabetes,resulting from lifestyle and often age.“For those who would like to know more, clickon www.jdrf.org. JDRF is a research organizationdedicated to eradicating Juvenile Diabetes. Forthose with interest in the more prevalent Type2 diabetes, click on http://www.diabetes.org/,a link to the American Diabetes Association,dedicated to educating people about managingthis condition.”“One of my favorite recipes is for a type of dill picklethat is quite healthy. Here it is: it allows lots ofexperimentation and individualization. Enjoy!”almosthands-freedill picklesTHE KEY TO CRISP, JUICYSPEARS? PLACE IN JAR. WAITA DAY. THAT’S ABOUT IT.HANDS-ON TIME: 5 MINUTESTOTAL TIME: 1 DAY • MAKES 16 SPEARS4 Kirby cucumbers (about 1 pound), quartered lengthwise3/4 cup white wine vinegar1/4 small sweet onion (such as Vidalia or Walla Walla), thinly sliced2 cloves garlic, smashed2 tablespoons sugar1 teaspoon dill seed1 teaspoon black peppercorns1 bay leafKosher saltPlace the cucumbers in a 1-quart jar or some other container with a tight-fitting lid.In a bowl, combine the vinegar, onion, garlic, sugar, dill seed, peppercorns, bay leaf, 2teaspoons salt, and 3/4 cup hot tap water. Still until the sugar dissolves.Pour the vinegar mixture into the jar with the cucumbers, cover, and refrigerate forat least 1 day before serving. The pickles will last up to a week.recipe: Sara Quessenberryphoto: Christopher BakerContinued on page 4Saturday BriefingPage 4