• Lengthen your neck and swing your arms freely from the shoulders with loose hands, not bunched fists.
• Greet fellow walkers with a smile – it will create a cascade effect as they feel more encouraged to smile at others.
• Short of time? Studies show just 12 minutes of brisk walking alters 522 metabolites in our blood, dramatically impacting our health.
• Want to walk faster? Fixing your gaze on something immediately ahead (such as a tree) causes us to accelerate by 23% and with greater ease than if we look around.
• Take a flask of water or tea out with you, even if it’s cold outdoors – we often get dehydrated in cold weather.
• Sweep your eyes horizontally along the skyline to induce feelings of calm.…
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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2022