Take a walk to feel good

Walk: 

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I love to walk through my neighbourhood and look at the houses and gardens. I love to walk in the woods and along a lake. I love to walk through a city as a tourist. I love the sound of snow under my feet when it's crisp and cold.

I like to walk alone and I like to walk and talk too.

Think about holding hands with someone you love as you walk. Doesn't that feel good? Even just thinking about it is nice.

The picture above was taken in our local park, Fairy Lake, where a path takes you through open spaces and into woods along a creek. There are paved sections, gravel parts and a boardwalk too. I love walking through Fairy Lake with my daughters and my husband, pointing out interesting and beautiful things as we go. A family walk is a special thing.

A walk around the block or in the woods is not just good for your body, cardio if it's fast enough and far enough, it's also good for your mind and soul. A walk can help clear your head and think through a problem and can show you the beauty of the world you live in. Take a walk to feel better.

Here's what some famous folks have said about walking:

The Mayo Clinic: 

Walking: Trim your waistline, improve your health

For example, regular brisk walking can help you:

• Maintain a healthy weight
• Prevent or manage various conditions, including heart disease, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes
• Strengthen your bones
• Lift your mood
• Improve your balance and coordination

The faster, farther and more frequently you walk, the greater the benefits.

Me thinks that the moment my legs begin to move, my thoughts begin to flow.  ~Henry David Thoreau

My father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent of churchgoing.  ~Aldous Huxley

Above all, do not lose your desire to walk.  Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness.  I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it.  ~Soren Kierkegaard