5 Reasons To Take a Walk Right Now!

Turn off the step counter for a moment.

Let's take a moment to celebrate walking for the amazing benefits that have absolutely NOTHING to do with the scale. If changing your body is something you desire - that's groovy - but let's explore another areas to celebrate!

5 BOOST YOUR CREATIVITY
Stanford researchers have found that walking in fact makes you more creative! Accessing your ability to natural problem-solve and discover creative solutions rarely happens when your body is stagnant. So if you're in a creative rut or stuggling to find a positive solution - talk a walk!

4 REDUCE SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION
Walking can be a great supplement to your mental health regimen, and research proves it! Some therapists even do walk-and-talk sessions (oh hell yes!) Moving your body really is medicine, and moderate intensity walking on a regular basis can be an amazing mood boost.

3 IMPROVE YOUR BRAIN FUNCTION
Walking doesn't just make you more creative, it actually improves cognitive function overall. This means walking is good for your noggin in general. In fact regular walking regimens may reduce the risk of dementia. 

​2 COMBAT LONELINESS
Maybe you're like me and have a hard time meeting new people. I'll be honest. I have a really hard time making new friends. I'm very introverted. I have had a primarily self-directed job for a decade. My entire family lives elsewhere. And, I have moved to a new town several times in the last 7 years. The pandemic certainly did not help. It can be excruciatingly lonely at times (...  BTW do you want to grab lunch with me).  But one way I bust out of my loneliness bubble in the middle of the day is to go for a walk. I get to say hello to my neighbors, meet people's dogs, and generally remind myself that the world is much bigger than the thoughts in my head.  

1 IMPROVE YOUR HEART HEALTH
Walking is considered steady-state cardio. There are many ways to improve heart-health and steady-state cardio is just one of them. The benefit here is not about calorie burn or improving your recovery times. Steady-state cardio is about building endurance. Essentially you are introducing the concept, to your heart which is a muscle, that it can sustain elevated work for longer and longer periods of time. Because your heart is a muscle it adapts like other muscles of your body by getting stronger by adapting when encountering repeated stimulus over time.

Let's take a walk in my recent walking mediation on my podcast Personal Practice. 
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