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ALL EXERCISE HABITS ARE GOOD, RIGHT? Making exercise a regular part of your routine or “habit” is key to being successful in the pursuit of fitness. And it takes time for something to become a habit – that action or behaviour that we do automatically and regularly, without consciously thinking about doing it. Your brain
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NEW YEAR WALK PROGRAMME I am currently working on putting together our WALK PROGRAMME for the first few weeks of January 2022, as well as some of our key dates throughout the year. As always we will have some fabulous special events, challenges, and weekends away coming up throughout the year so do watch
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STATS FOR OCTOBER October has been full of glorious Autumn days – crunching through leaves on our woodland walks, it kicked off with ouR fabulous CHESS VALLEY CHALLENGE and finished with some spooky goings-on in the East Lane Cemetary We had a total of 91 of you enjoying walks with us throughout OCTOBER and 6
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Walking together with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone the light
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Connection gives purpose and meaning to our lives Brene Brown, a well-known social scientist and research professor at the University of Houston, has spent the last two decades studying vulnerability, shame, courage and empathy. She tells a story about a village where the women would regularly go down to the river to wash their
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WALK 1000 MILES Our #walk1000miles team are still going strong and our accumulative total up to the end of October now stands at…. 31,943 MILES That is the equivalent of 1,219 marathons! The marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896. The distance did not become standardized until 1921. More than 800
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GOALS VISIONS DREAMS As most of you know I like to set myself goals throughout the year – they help me stay focused and challenged. A lot of them are goals that push me to my limits, both mentally and physically, but some might be just for fun or to learn a new skill. Some
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CHARITY CHRISTMAS CARD Hertfordshire Mind Network As many of you know our very own, very talented Judy Stansell won the Hertfordshire Mind CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION in 2020. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to get the card into production last year… But here it is! For 2021 the Hertfordshire Mind Network Christmas card. Just
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…of the WALK 1000 MILES challenge! Your brain isn’t always as great a partner as it might be when it comes to the big challenges. Do you recognise any of these? Time to get them out in the open – and give them a good walking-to. 1 “It’s not for people like me”
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“I think it’s great that Nordic Walking is accessible for people with a disability – in my daughter’s case, both physical and a learning disability. I think that walking with Nordic poles will actually help her balance and stability.” Recently one of our instructors taught a lovely young lady who has both learning and
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I have been avidly following the journey of #3dadswalking and yesterday they were interviewed by Country Walking Magazine Here’s the full interview, including the heartbreaking story of what happened to them, the inspiring people they’ve met along the way, the ups and downs of the walk, and that £10,000 donation from 007 himself, Daniel Craig
