386: Are you actually walking correctly? | Award-winning writer author Annabel Streets

Annabel Streets: “Solo walking is best if you want to reflect or come up with a solution to a problem.” 

Streets, an award-winning writer, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to go on the healthiest walk, plus:

- The most common walking mistakes (~04:26)

- How to have good foot posture while you walk (~07:30)

- Why you should try to listen to birdsong (~22:04)

- The health benefits of walking in the rain (~24:34)

- The best time of day to go on a walk (~30:58)

Referenced in the episode:

- Streets' book, 52 Ways To Walk.

- Read more about the health benefits of nitric oxide.

- A study by Massachusetts General Hospital showing 12 minutes of walking enhanced metabolites profile.

- Blue Mind, by Wallace J. Nichols.

- UK study showing natural sounds increased relaxation by 30%.

- Research showing a cold temperature activates the production of brown fat.

- A study showing walking groups helps people stick to exercise goals.

- Research on sleep and access to trees.

- Research on the health benefits of terpenes from pine trees.

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