If you’re looking for a simple and accessible way to improve your overall well-being, the answer may be as straightforward as taking a walk. In fact, there are many symptoms you might have experienced that can be alleviated with commitment to a regular walking practice. In this article, you’ll learn how nine common symptoms can be made better with walking.
I woke up my sophomore year of college to discover two seemingly unrelated issues. First, I had gained not just the freshman fifteen, but more like the freshman thirty, and I’m barely 5’3”. I blame dorm food and a steady stream of 11:00 p.m. pizza runs. Second, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life or even who I really was. I felt like I was constantly in reaction mode, and between classes, homework, and living with dozens of people on the 8th floor of Denton 8 (my dorm), well, the picture wasn’t pretty.
A long staple of military training, in its most basic form, rucking is simply walking with a loaded pack. The term comes from “rucksack,” the durable pack the military uses to carry equipment. Recent research has confirmed what our military has long known: rucking is a powerful form of fitness, whatever your mission.
Highly versatile, the weight you carry can vary based on your fitness level and training goals, and the right pack makes it easy to increase the weight as you get stronger. And get stronger you will, along with a host of other benefits that make rucking something we should all add to our walking practice.
If rising temperatures have you sweating about how to keep up with your walking practice, find relief with nine tips to keep you cool and crush your miles.
It is said that variety is the spice of life, a lesson you should consider applying to your walking style. Varying your routine helps to keep you from getting bored and presents the opportunity to challenge your body in new ways that can lead to stronger muscles and a healthier you. Here are nine ways you can switch things up and add a little spice to your walking workout.
My son is a lot like me. Emotions hit him hard, and at age nine, he hasn’t quite figured out how to control them. He’ll tear up if he fears he’s done something wrong, and melts when I push back on his schoolwork. It comes from a feeling of being overwhelmed and helpless. A feeling of not being sure how to solve a problem. A feeling we have all probably been experiencing lately.
It’s been two months since our family started sheltering in place. During that time, emotions have exhibited the ups and downs of the proverbial roller coaster. We've had stress-filled homeschooling sessions followed by anxiety-ridden uncertainties and sleepless nights. Now, I’m no expert, but my gut tells me that you might be in the same boat.
When we were babies, we were given pacifiers or found a thumb for sucking to calm us down when we were upset, but my guess is that those tactics might be frowned upon once you pass the age of four. So in an effort to curb the effects of all those grown-up worries, we've put together a list of nine techniques to self-soothe.
