1,000 push-ups, 20 rules, 60 minutes, and the countless times we heard ourselves saying what this first story re-confirms:

When your business is benefits for healthy living, it’s no surprise to hear that people perform better on days when they exercise, but it is nice to see it validated by science. (CNN)

We love this video of Stockholm’s Piano Stairs, an imaginative installation that encourages people to use their legs (and their ears) instead of the escalator. (YouTube)

Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 1. The new Serve 60 movement encourages us to use the extra hour to volunteer in our communities.

Fitness icon Jack LaLanne is still going strong at 95. And his 1959 record of 1,000 push-ups and 1,000 pull-ups still stands, despite his nephew’s recent failed attempt. (S.F. Examiner)

Location, location, location! It’s the mantra of real estate agents, and perhaps soon, diabetes prevention experts. New research links where you live with your likelihood to get type 2 diabetes. See how your neighborhood stacks up. (Archives of Internal Medicine, or the less technical explanation at the L.A. Times)

“If you are not hungry enough to eat an apple, then you are not hungry,” goes one of the “Rules to Eat By,” a new project from acclaimed foodie author Michael Pollan. We like the clean and fun graphics that accompany that and the 19 other reader-submitted rules. (New York Times)