27 Thursday Dec 2018
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be happy, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, happy, improve your mood, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, take a walk, walk, walking
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.
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!
01 Thursday Nov 2018
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brain, brainpower, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, exercise, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, think, thinking, walk, walking
Take a brisk 30-minute walk every day. The reason? Because the connectivity between brain circuits diminishes as we age – which tends to slow our thinking and muddle our memories. But researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign found that exercise helps revive those flagging circuits – and helps keep your thinking sharp.
04 Thursday Oct 2018
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burning calories, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, exercise, exercising, gym, incline, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, run, running, treadmill, walk, walking
Next time you hit the treadmill, raise the incline. Exercise physiologist Tom Holland says the “zero setting” on most machines is actually slightly downhill. He says a 1-point-zero incline will be flatter, and help you burn more calories.
16 Monday Jul 2018
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back pain, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, core, go walking, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, Journal of the American Medical Association, lower pack pain, prevent back pain, strength training, strengthen your core, walk, Yoga
What does the Journal Of The American Medical Association say is the best way to beat lower back pain? Get up and get moving! Their studies found that’s the single most effective way to relieve lower back pain – and keep it from coming back. So what kind of activity works best? The experts say pretty much anything works – from strength training, to yoga, to walking. It works because the activity promotes blood flow, reducing inflammation. And anything that strengthens your core will take the pressure off your spine and prevent back spasms.
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!
08 Thursday Dec 2016
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Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, fatigue, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, less pain, marathon, pain, race, recover, recovery, recovery time, run, running, walk
If you’ll be running a marathon soon, here’s news that’ll make it a lot easier.
Go ahead and walk for a minute every mile-and-a-half you complete. According to a new German study, racers who did that finished as fast as those who ran the whole time…… BUT they felt less pain and fatigue, thanks to the built-in recovery time.
21 Monday Nov 2016
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Going for a 10-minute walk every day or going for an hour-long jog once a week?
The daily exercise is better, even if you don’t break a sweat. That’s according to Dr. Michelle Segar, the director of Sports, Health and Activity Research at the University of Michigan. She says it’s best to choose consistency over quantity. In other words, any exercise you can do daily is beneficial – and, if you keep it short and simple, you’re more likely to keep at it. Plus, studies show that daily workouts – even small ones – increase calorie burn, help build strong bones, muscles and tendons, and improve balance.
23 Thursday Jun 2016
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brisk walk, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, go for a walk, heal, healing, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, massage, money, muscle spasm, pain, relax, relaxing massage, soothe pain, walk, walking
If you don’t have the time or money for a relaxing massage – it’s okay. All you really need is a 20-minute walk. That’s according to the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. Scientists found that a brisk 20-minute walk can relax muscle spasms, soothe pain and speed healing as effectively as a professional massage.
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.
