Episode Details

There are so many benefits of walking – we talk about a few, and the idea of intermittent walking! Then we travel to Japan to learn about how the wellness practices there might help us all!

LET'S TALK THE WALK!

• Wellness While Walking Facebook page
• Wellness While Walking on Instagram
• Wellness While Walking on Twitter
• Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information

RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links)

Walking

• Intermittent Walking, but Not Standing, Improves Postprandial Insulin and Glucose Relative to Sustained Sitting, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.gov
• Try This 15 Minute After-Dinner Ritual That Helps Italians Lose Weight, prevention.com
• Harvard Health Walking for Health book, health.harvard.edu

Japan

• Global Wellness Summit trends, 2020 report
• Forest Bathing: How Microdosing on Nature Can Help With Stress, theatlantic.com
• Researches Ponder Why Covid Appears More Deadly in the US and Europe Than in Asia, washingtonpost.com
• Japan Suicides Fall Sharply as Covid 19 Lockdown Causes Shift in Stress Factors, theguardian.com (while the Japanese are extremely healthy, they are plagued by high stress and a typically high rate of suicides)
• Japan's Virus Success Has Puzzled the World. Is its Luck Running Out?, nyt.com
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrismyers/2018/02/23/how-to-find-your-ikigai-and-transform-your-outlook-on-life-and-business/#762b98b92ed4
• How to Find Your Ikigai and Transform Your Outlook on Life and Business, forbes.com
• Covid-19 Did not Change Much in Japan's Daily Life, aa.com.tr
• Did Japan Just Beat the Virus Without Lockdowns or Mass Testing? latimes.com
• Did Japan Just Beat the Virus Without Lockdowns or Mass Testing? time.