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Being outdoors is great for your physical & mental-health. Here’s some evidence why..
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The Science-Backed Benefits of Nasal Breathing While Walking
I recently listened to a podcast by Rangan Chatterjee with Brian Mackenzie (How your breath affects the way you burn fat - The importance of a daily 45 walk with your mouth shut) - and it mentioned the benefits of nasal breathing whilst walking and it made me realise...
Why 7,000 Steps a Day Is the New Target for Good Health
For years, the number 10,000 steps per day has been the gold standard for daily activity. But in recent years, research has shown that you may not need to hit that high number to enjoy the health benefits of walking. In fact, 7,000 steps per day may be the new sweet...
Why Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is a powerful marker of health — and how to improve it naturally
Heart Rate Variability, or HRV, has been gaining attention in recent years among athletes, wellness enthusiasts, and healthcare professionals alike. A lot of smart watches also now allow you to track it. But what exactly is HRV, why does it matter, and — perhaps most...
Walking – one of the best ways to burn fat & lose weight
Walk more to burn fat Why walking is one of the best forms of exercise to lose or maintain weight Did you know that the humble act of walking can be more effective for burning fat stores in your body than other forms of exercise? Particularly when...
Health benefits of Woodland walks – 9 reasons being in a forest is good for us
9 health benefits of Walking in woodlands A lot of us know about the health benefits of walking in general - but did you know about the extra added benefits of walking in woodland settings? Some of us find woodlands a nice environment to walk in, we intuitively...
10 health benefits of walking barefoot (and grounding or earthing yourself)
Why Walking barefoot is good for you! Walking barefoot or standing on the earth with no shoes on, known as "earthing" or "grounding," is a practice that has gained quite a bit of attention of late for its potential health benefits. These benefits are thought to...
The great outdoors inspiring that special feeling of Awe and igniting something inside of us
Those epic landscape views can't help but install a feeling of awe in us, which has many benefits to our well-being, happiness and health. I love the outdoors, I think that’s pretty obvious if you follow my stuff, such as this blog or my social channels haha. I...
The many benefits of wild camping and it’s potential transformative power
Wild camping has lots of benefits - some of which you may not have thought about. Read on to learn why I enjoy it so much... Why on earth would anyone go wild camping??? Wild camping can seem a strange activity to some people (I’ve encountered a few puzzled...
‘Glimmers’ – a game changing way of looking at the world around to boost your happiness
Glimmers are those micro moments of goodness in our lives Glimmers - those micro moments of goodness in our lives Have you come across the concept of ‘Glimmers’? It’s a concept I've only just come across, and a bit of a game changer in being able to alter our...
Vitamin D – The Sunshine Vitamin, Benefits & Sources
VITAMIN D - the Vitamin we make from Sunlight Did you know Vitamin D can be made by the body, in response to sunlight? We can also get Vitamin D from food or supplements, but many people don’t get enough in their diets. However in the UK (and similar northern...
Why Walking is One of the Best Forms of Exercise
The Underrated Power of Putting One Foot in Front of the Other In a world filled with high-intensity workouts, gym memberships, and complex fitness routines, one simple form of exercise often gets overlooked: walking. It might not seem as exciting as running a...
Why the sea air feels so good – Negative Ions!
BOOST YOUR MOOD & BRAIN WITH A DOSE OF SEA AIR! Did you know the air by the sea contains something called negative ions, in greater quantity than in more urban environments and indoors? Negative Ions are molecules that have gained or lost an electrical...
5 reasons why walking & being in nature is good for us and makes us happier & healthier (according to science)
Walking in nature is one of the best ways to improve your health & wellbeing with a whole host of physical & mental health benefits. Here's 5 powerful reasons, backed by science, why it's good for us: Walking & nature makes us happier and healthier! Those...
Wild swimming health benefits – Top 10 reasons the cold water is good for you
I've discovered first hand that there are literally loads of health benefits to cold water swimming - read on to learn about the 10 best health benefits Wild swimming in Cold water - 10 health benefits: 1. Gives you an amazing, instant natural high It's been...
The need for nature
The need for nature All life on Earth is intricately woven together in a vast, interconnected natural web of life, where every living organism plays a role. Humans are not separate from this system—we are a part of Nature. Plants, animals, microorganisms and humans...
