In a recent NPR TED Hour, health professionals talked about the importance of WALKING. Speaking of the health dangers that our sedentary work and entertainment patterns have produced, they recommended that whatever you are doing, stop every thirty minutes and walk around for five minutes. It doesn’t matter if you stroll, walk briskly, wave or pump your arms, just get up and move.
The main thing is that humans evolved as walkers and our bodies require this activity to maintain optimum health.
What are you doing to be the walker you were born to be?
If we are going to return to being walkers, then we need walkable cities for home, work, and play. During the same TED Hour, town planners spoke about a movement for walkable cities. To be walkable, cities and towns need to be safe, useful, comfortable, and interesting. So, planners strive to design spaces that have people present around the clock, i.e. with housing, shops, restaurants, parks, gardens, areas for play and entertainment.
How is your town becoming more walkable?
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4 comments:
Wow! Thanks for the reminder about walking ❤️ I start walking more🌷
Hi Lidona,
Walking has been my exercise of choice for many years now. My favorite time is before breakfast, particularly in warmer weather - I was out walking along the Denver "highline canal" just 5 minutes out my front door at 7AM today. It has become a meditative walk as well, especially helpful after John's death three years ago. It has become a routine just like brushing teeth. Thanks for your uplifting blogs. For more uplifting experiences I recommend three films, two short films on YouTube: "The Last Repair Shop" and "The Barber of Little Rock." Another, two-hour film on Amazon: "Perfect Days."
Just beginning to be able to walk again. I enjoy walking meditation along the lake and on the labyrinth. New adventure to pick up the pace is walking my friends dogs - she has one and I the other. They are toy dogs full of energy -built in enthusism!!! Walk in Peace, LiDona🧘🤎 judi white
Keep moving, and often, regardless of how brief the duration. For an extended piece of regular exercise, my preference is to ride my bike. While I'd like to do it daily, four or five times a week is more my norm. Since I often in Chicago, I appreciate the planning that's gone into a rather impressive bike pathway system.
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