To see what I mean, check out this letter he wrote to To Charles Lyell on October 1st, 1861.. Towards the bottom of it he comments:
But I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody & everything. One lives only to make blunders.
Sounds familiar to anyone having a bad day. If you are having one right now, maybe do what Darwin would do and go for a walk. It can’t hurt!
For more on that, see this (Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh explains how to walk more mindfully — Quartz) and this (Washing Dishes Is a Great Stress Reliever, Science Says | Time).
Have a peaceful Sunday.
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I think New Balance makes great shoes for lots of reasons. If you are training hard athletically, they can really help you. But not all of us are doing that. Perhaps we just want to go for nice walks in the spring.
If that’s your goal, consider the NB 327.
The cloud version above and the mushroom version below are both really stylish and look really comfortable. They could be perfect for doing that stroll you want to do. They’ll be fine if you also want to pick up the pace.
I love the tread on the back too. I had driving shoes like that and they were incredibly comfortable on long drives on the highway.
(Credit to Uncrate.com for the images)
Reading this great piece by John DeMont on how he finds calm while doing katas made me think that I often forget that motion is a good way to deal with a too active mind. Sure, mindfulness and meditation are great, but there are days when my brain resists that. Moving, whether it is katas or tai chi or simply walking, all help the mind in finding a place to center and calm down. I believe involved movement such as katas help with that even more.
If you have a discipline such as martial arts, then you can tap into that. You can also do workouts, even workouts that approach tai chi, such as this. Or just go for an engaging walk where you push yourself not only to walk a bit faster but to really observe and take in the world as you go.
You’ll be glad you did.
(Photo by Jason Briscoe on Unsplash)
According to this, no. What do you need? Like somewhere in the range of 4000-7500. Key quot:
… women who took 4,400 steps per day, on average, were about 40 percent less likely to die during the follow-up period of about four years compared with women who took 2,700 steps. The findings were published Wednesday in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Another surprise: The benefits of walking maxed out at about 7,500 steps. In other words, women who walked more than 7,500 steps per day saw no additional boost in longevity.
Walking is great exercise. But if you are unable to get in your 10,000 steps one day, don’t fret.
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