8 Health Benefits of a Daily Walk — I enjoy my daily walks with Lucy. Sometimes I joke that she would be more than ready to walk a marathon if I ever took her along for one! And I’d keep on walking even if I didn’t know that it was so awesome for my health. Read More >>
A Walk a Day May Keep the Doctor Away
Did you know that a 1/2 hour walk a day can lower depression, anxiety, and blood pressure? I didn’t until I read about it on Treehugger. Turns out, a mere 1/2 hours stroll in the out of doors can lower depression by 7% and blood pressure by 9%. I’ve never been great at math, but Read More >>
Is Walking for Pleasure a Dying Past Time?
I really enjoy taking Lucy the puggle dog for long walks. She gets her wiggles out, and I get some low impact exercise with no agenda attached. I get to literally smell the roses…or the impending rain…it’s like reconnecting with nature, only on sidewalks. After stumbling onto an article on treehugger, though, I found out Read More >>
Does Public Transportation Lead to Weight Loss?
Every time I travel to major cities {London especially} and ditch the car in favor of public transportation or my own two feet {buses, subways, trains, bikes, walking, etc.}, I always clock tons of steps on my pedometer. {Like this winter while walking in Paris, I clocked a solid 29,000 steps in just one day.} Read More >>