FitSpirit explores the mind-body connection and the intangible benefits we gain from our efforts to stay physically fit.

There's something about taking action that feeds the soul. Maybe your action is delivering a meal to a friend with a new baby. Maybe it's cleaning up the shores at the beach one weekend, pitching in and helping a neighbor move into a new house, or driving a special someone to an important medical appointment. Reaching out makes a difference -- it's often all our spirits need in the lift department.

I've got an spirit-lifting assignment for you today, one that might just save a few lives.

This task comes from a spunky cancer survivor who calls herself Miss Melanoma. Her goal -- which she hopes becomes your goal -- is to get a surgeon general's warning in every window at tanning bed salons. Here's all you need to do: Visit Miss Melanoma's website at MissMelanoma.com, click on Sign our Petition, and read all about the importance of skin cancer awareness -- did you know melanoma is an epidemic and the rate of occurrence is rising faster than any other cancer? Once you've absorbed the humbling facts that surround melanoma, kindly move on and sign your name. It's that simple, yet so critical.

Once you're done making your difference for the day, I recommend you take a spin through Miss Melanoma's website, which includes an inspirational blog, artwork, articles, and a shop too. You're sure to be amazed by the grace, determination, and humor of this young woman who lost her little toe to cancer and finds herself wondering: Am I entitled to a 10 percent discount on pedicures?