Let’s Take a Walk! 12 Reasons it Could Change Your Life By Rob Kirby l Ways to Live Healthy l Healthy Habits l Walking Benefits

Effective Meditation!

It gives me time to reflect! “Meditation is a foreign concept for many Westerners,” writes Daily Apple. “We know about it, but we don’t know it. Even when we want to try it, having read about the benefits, we can’t quite muster the will to sit still for twenty, thirty minutes at a time. Enter the walking meditation.” Do it formally, or just go for a walk and let your mind tune out from all the chatter. You’ll feel better either way. “We know being active has a protective effect on brain function,” adds the health site Real Simple. “Older people who walk six miles or more per week could avoid brain shrinkage and so preserve memory as the years pass.”