Health
Walking for health can have many benefits, not only does it keep you fit, but it can also reduce stress and help with problematic injuries.
Who were the Inner Walkers?
Philosophers, poets, writers, musicians, and creative people of all types have been enthusiastic walkers – and for good reason. George Trevelyan, who wrote the classic History of England said of walking, ‘I never knew a man go for an honest day’s walk for whatever distance, great or small… and not have his reward in the [...]
24Apr2009 | Walking.org | 0 comments | ContinuedInner Walking and Walking Meditation
There is a need for us all to renew ourselves from time to time and take stock of who we are and where we are going. There are many ways to do this. Some people turn to organised religion and prayer, others to Eastern methods such as Yoga and Zen Buddhism. Yet others seek enlightenment [...]
24Apr2009 | Walking.org | 0 comments | Continued
Benefits of Dog Walking
Dog walking is a popular past time among many of us Brits. Often, it’s difficult to find a friend to go for a walking with, so it’s no wonder that a dog is a man’s best friend.
18Feb2009 | Walking.org | 0 comments | ContinuedWalking can help back pain
95 per cent of people will suffer from back pain at some time in their lives. ‘Oh, if only I could do something for my aching back,’ must be one of the most common medical complaints. Fitness walking can provide relief for many people suffering from back pain.
19Dec2008 | Walking.org | 0 comments | ContinuedWalking to Reduce Stress
The easiest, most effective aerobic exercise to help you defeat stress is fitness walking. It is cheap, it can be done anywhere at any time and its benefits are not only physical but also psychological. Emerson, the great American writer, knew only too well about the simple pleasures of walking and its ability [...]
14Dec2008 | Walking.org | 0 comments | ContinuedWalking’s Health Benefits
Walking is structurally an almost automatic hydrodynamic process,
more beautiful and efficient than man’s most advanced machine
Fred A. Stutman, M.D.
Until you have felt the rhythm of a good walk in your own muscles, and the psycho-physical [...]