"Hiroshi Nose, M.D.,
Ph.D, a professor of sports medical sciences at Sinshu University Graduate
School of Medicine in Japan, who has enrolled thousands of older Japanese
citizens in an innovative, five-month-long program of brisk, interval-style
walking (three minutes of fast walking followed by three minutes of slower
walking, repeated 10 times). The results have been striking. Dr.
Nose reported that "Physical fitness ― maximal aerobic power and thigh muscle
strength ― increased by about 20 percent, which is sure to make you feel about
10 years younger than before training. The walker's symptoms of lifestyle
related diseases (hypertension, hyperglycemia and obesity) decreased by about 20
percent, while their depression scores dropped by half."
- Reported by Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times Magazine, "What's the Single Best Exercise?", 2011
- Reported by Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times Magazine, "What's the Single Best Exercise?", 2011
"Many of the Anglican meditation manuals
used by Druids in the early years of the Revival gave special instructions for
meditating while walking in a garden or some other quiet area. To meditate
while walking, choose a route over level ground where you won't have to bend,
climb stairs, duck around trees, or do anything else that will interrupt your
thoughts. A paved or gravel path in a garden is ideal. It
should lead in a circle, so that you can keep walking as long as necessary.
Walk slowly and smoothly, taking relatively small steps at a steady rhythm.
As with the seated posture, you spine should be straight without being stiff,
the crown of your head level, and your eyes lowered. Let your arms move
easily and naturally at your sides."
- John Michael Greer, The Druidry Handbook: Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Living Earth
- John Michael Greer, The Druidry Handbook: Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Living Earth
"It is no use walking anywhere to preach
unless our walking is our preaching."
- St. Francis of Assisi
- St. Francis of Assisi
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