Walking is Great Medicine

On the summit of Tabletop Mt. in the Tetons of Wyoming

It shouldn't be surprising but walking is good for your health in more ways than one. According to a recent study, "Group nature walks are linked with significantly lower depression, less perceived stress and enhanced mental health and well-being according to the study conducted by the University of Michigan, with partners from De Montfort University, James Hutton Institute, and Edge Hill University in the United Kingdom. The findings appear in a special issue of Ecopsychologydevoted to 'Ecopsychology and Public Health'."

Learn more here:  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140923121413.htm

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