{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199/69fb8dcd921510d4c19c250b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Walking - our most underrated health intervention?","description":"<p>In this episode I look at the myriad benefits of walking, why it is often overlooked and the benefits in terms of how it makes us feel and what&nbsp;</p><p>It does for us.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><p><br></p><p>Bill Bowerman’s Jogging:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.sneakerfreaker.com/performance/features/how-the-co-founder-of-nike-invented-jogging-bill-bowerman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.sneakerfreaker.com/performance/features/how-the-co-founder-of-nike-invented-jogging-bill-bowerman</a></p><p><br></p><p>Stephen Fry’s story:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2019/aug/stephen-fry-proud-and-relieved-over-five-stone-weight-loss-92021820.html#google_vignette\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2019/aug/stephen-fry-proud-and-relieved-over-five-stone-weight-loss-92021820.html#google_vignette</a></p><p><br></p><p>Walking and mental health:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6064756/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6064756/</a></p><p><br></p><p>The leg power and brain health link:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2018/06/07/neuroscience-leg-exercise-brain-nervous-system-health\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2018/06/07/neuroscience-leg-exercise-brain-nervous-system-health</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Zone 2 training:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/heart-health/heart-rate-zones-workout\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.healthline.com/health/heart-health/heart-rate-zones-workout</a></p><p><br></p><p>Recovery:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/active-recovery\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.healthline.com/health/active-recovery</a></p><p><br></p><p>Ramblers:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.ramblers.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ramblers.org.uk/</a></p><p><br></p><p>10000 steps:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42864061\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42864061</a></p><p><br></p><p>Walking speed:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/walking-speed-survival/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/walking-speed-survival/</a></p><p><br></p><p>23 and a half hours:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUaInS6HIGo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUaInS6HIGo</a></p><p><br></p><p>Walk Yourself Happy: <a href=\"https://amzn.eu/d/0ifCGKpV\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://amzn.eu/d/0ifCGKpV</a></p>","author_name":"Dr Ayan Panja"}