Walking and Your Memory

Date July 15, 2010

The ability to access memories is influenced by mood.  When you’re in a bad mood, you remember unhappy memories; when you’re in a good mood, you remember happy times. Walking is a known mood elevator.

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About Walking

Date July 10, 2010

As the Baby Boomers approach the golden years high impact exercises like running have taken a back seat to other lower impact exercise modalities such as cycling and walking. The search for a low impact, effective, and health promoting workout can be found very easily by walking on a daily basis.

Walking is now the most popular form of exercise among North Americans. It is a year-round, readily repeatable, self-reinforcing, habit-forming activity and the main option for increasing physical activity in sedentary populations. Walking is ideal as a gentle start-up for the sedentary bringing a bonus of independence and social well-being. Read the rest of this entry »

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Walking and Seasonal Depression

Date July 10, 2010

Some people find that they become more depressed during the fall and winter months when sunlight, a known mood elevator, is at a minimum.

Walking outdoors during the winter months is encouraged.

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Blog Link to Facebook

Date July 10, 2010

Hi Fitness Friends,

Did you know you can link your fitness blog posts using a WordBook Plug-in through WordPress. It’s the coolest thing! No more linking pages — I have named myself a ‘techno-tard’ and I was able to do this without help! Woo hoo for user friendly technology at our fitness fingertips..

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