Today's Walk
45-75 minute walk in the healthy heart zone 50-60% of your maximum heart rate. Finish your walk at a moderate pace with 5 minutes of cool down at a very easy pace.
Health/Recovery Walk
Exercise: Abs
Walking and Mood
Many physicians recommend regular exercise such as walking to help relieve bouts of stress or depression. Exercise releases endorphins in the brain - the brain's own "happy drugs."
Walking For Your Spirit
Looking Up?
Has your mood improved since you took up walking? Have you been using your walking to help you cope with stress?
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Food and Mood
Are your binges on desserts and chocolate just a way of self-medicating yourself for depression? The carbohydrates raise serotonin levels in the brain, as do the alkaloids in chocolate, as anti-depressant drugs do.
Food and Mood
Recipe of the Day
Turkey Chili: This low fat turkey chili is an ideal family supper
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