27 Thursday Dec 2018
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The easiest way to improve your mood is to change the way you walk. When researchers studied the mindset of people walking, those who were hunched over and shuffling were in a funk. And the walkers who took purposeful strides, head up, shoulders back had a brighter attitude.
24 Monday Dec 2018
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brain, brain health, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, exercise, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, memory, take a walk
To keep your brain from aging – all you need is a 10-minute walk. The brain-enhancing benefits of exercise don’t come from a grueling workout. You just need to elevate your pulse above normal for 10 minutes at a time. Ideally, you want 120 minutes of exercise a week. Get that, and in a year, you’ll have a bigger hippocampus, the area of the brain responsible for memory.
07 Friday Dec 2018
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Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, improve your health, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, save money, take a walk, walk, walk the dog, walk the kids to school
How would you like to improve your health AND save $2,500 a year? Well, you don’t have to scrimp and save. All you have to do is take your dog for a walk every day. Or walk your kid to school. Or even walk around the mall for half an hour. Because a 30-minute walk, at least 5 days a week, is all it takes to reduce your annual medical expenses by $2,500. You’ll cut down on sick days, doctor visits, insurance claims and medicines. So take a daily walk and save yourself a bunch of money!
10 Tuesday Apr 2018
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Did you down a greasy bacon-and-egg breakfast, or a fried chicken dinner?
Then take a walk! Indiana University researchers found that a half-hour stroll after a fatty meal not only reverses the short-term damage to your arteries, but it also causes them to work better than they did before the feast!
However, this is not an excuse to eat fatty foods all the time!
28 Wednesday Feb 2018
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If you’re obsessing over something negative that happened – go find a park and take a walk. According to Stanford University researchers, spending time in nature actually decreases blood flow to the part of the brain that we use to dwell on things. Which can make you calmer in just minutes.
23 Tuesday Jan 2018
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blood sugar, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, diabetes, diabetic, glucose, go for a walk, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, pre-diabetes, prediabetes, take a walk, Type 2 diabetes
One of the best things to do for your body, especially if you have Type 2 diabetes, or pre-diabetes, is to take a walk after eating. When you do that, it gives your blood sugar a purpose. Because when your muscles are in motion they soak up glucose more efficiently. And that helps regulate and even out blood sugar. So try a 30-minute walk after meals – or at least your biggest meal of the day.
18 Monday Sep 2017
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When you’re walking, go a little faster sometimes, then go a little slower…… and keep switching it up. According to the journal Biology Letters, varying your walking speed burns 20% more calories than strolling along at a steady pace.
06 Thursday Jul 2017
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anxiety, anxious, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, cortisol, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, stand up, stress, stretch, take a walk
Have you ever noticed that the longer you sit, the more anxious you feel?
Well, there’s a scientific reason for that: It’s because sitting for 2 hours or more makes the stress hormone cortisol build up in our system – without any way to be released. That’s according to the journal BioMed Central Public Health. To combat that rising stress, all you have to do is rise, yourself! Stand up, stretch, take a short walk. That’ll significantly reduce cortisol production and your feelings of stress.
07 Wednesday Sep 2016
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active, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, endorphins, energized, energy, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, less stress, optimistic, stress, take a walk, walking, work, workday
To feel more energized in the middle of your workday, all you need is a 30-minute walk. In a study, people who did that 3 times a week for 3 months had more energy, were less stressed, and felt more optimistic. It’s all down to the endorphins that get released when we’re active. That’s according to the Journal Of Medicine & Science in Sports.
25 Monday Apr 2016
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After you eat lunch at your desk – take a walk. Research from the University of Birmingham shows a 30-minute post-lunch walk immediately improves stress levels, energy and productivity. And you don’t have to power-walk…going whatever pace you want will do the trick.
