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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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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Did you know that walking is the ‘key’ to your physical well-being and is medically proven to add more and better years to your life. In fact, walking addresses many of the health problems you may face in your lifetime. Walking benefits your body systems and is a natural way to promote good health and [...]

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Do you find yourself starting a diet only long enough to give in to impulse cravings?  Once you give in to the cravings, do you feel a strong sense of failure and guilt?  Does your diet go out the window until you start all over again?  This is called yo-yo dieting. ‘Yo-yo’ dieting is usually [...]

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