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October 30, 2018

The Benefits of Walking – Episode One of the Healthy Living Resources Telecast

Healthy Living Resources is a new telecast presented by the Family and Consumer Sciences program specialists that will focus on health, wellness, and the impact that stress has on our lives. Whether it be financial struggle, or chronic disease management, stress can creep up as a result of many of the day to day events […]

WRITTEN BY: Amanda Woods, Healthy Finances Program Specialist

REVIEWED BY: Amanda Rysz, Program Specialist, Training and Professional Development

Categories: Mind and Body, Webinars
Tags: health, physical health, stress, walk with a doc, walking

January 8, 2016

I Think I’ll Go For A Walk Outside

“I just can’t stay inside all day, I gotta get out, get me some of those rays.” These words often bounce around my brain like the cheery melody of “Sunshine Day” (sung by the Brady Bunch). When I’m walking, sometimes I find myself being able to think creatively or find I’m just in a better […]

WRITTEN BY: Kristen Corry, Family and Consumer Science Educator, Ohio State University Extension Butler County

REVIEWED BY: Melinda Hill, Family and Consumer Science Educator, Ohio State University Extension Wayne County

REFERENCES:

  • "Stanford Study Finds Walking Improves Creativity" Retrieved from: http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/april/walking-vs-sitting-042414.html
  • "How Walking in Nature Changes the Brain" Retrieved from: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/22/how-nature-changes-the-brain/?_r=0

Categories: Mind and Body
Tags: mind and body, mindfulness, nature, walking

March 11, 2011

Move More and Eat Less!

 Why not take the pledge today?  By making just 2 small daily changes you can start on the road to improving your health!   Take 2,000 more steps over baseline–about 1 mile–and eat 100 fewer calories– by eating smarter. Walking is a daily activity that most people can do.  And it requires no special equipment other than […]

Categories: Mind and Body
Tags: physical activity, walking

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