Book: In Praise of Walking - The new science of how we walk and why it’s good for us

Count: the number of steps...?

You don't have to count - just walk ...

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"The sea squirt starts life boring, and gets more so, but along the way it does one thing that is very interesting indeed. In its larval stage this creature swims around the rock pool, its tail propelling it much like a tadpole's. Its talents at this time are not impressive, being  limited largely to staying upright and hiding from predators. At least it moves, though. When adulthood approaches that changes. It sticks itself to a rock, where it will stay fixed for the rest of its life. And the first thing it does upon finding a suitable site, the one interesting act in its life? It consumes its brain." Whipple, 2019.

In Praise of Walking

As you walk, let Hodges' model provide a cognitive map for your reflections ...

My source (several)
Whipple, T. (2019) Walking - our super power, Saturday Review, The Times, p.14.

c/o @TheLancetPlanet - Paper: Residential greenness and prevalence of major depressive disorders... or "All colours fictitious"

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An analysis on 94879 participants recruited across ten UK Biobank centres shows the protection effect of greenness on depression. New in the Lancet Planetary Health @TheLancetPlanet read it now https://t.co/lziiD7YeWG — The Lancet Planetary Health (@TheLancetPlanet) April 6, 2018

Disclaimer:

Any significance that might be deemed between greenness as identified in Hodges' model with mental health, psychology, ecopsychology, memory, personhood, emotional, beliefs, mood ... and other colours* as portrayed is, of course, entirely coincidental.

 *colours to include black & white

Search of 'mental health' posts:
https://hodges-model.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/mental%20health

Report: "Health as the pulse of the new urban agenda"

The following report published by WHO continues the themes of the previous post...

"New models of cooperation and cross-sector collaboration are needed to identify synergies across these sectors, and generate actions that result in overall gains to society, with health, environmental and economic co-benefits." p.19.

From the Executive summary:

How can policies and decisions at the city level expand opportunity for and protect the health of the 54% of humanity now living in cities? This document outlines some opportunities and basic strategies, while answering the following critical questions:  

1. Why is urban development important to health and vice versa?
2. What are examples of successful urban policies and strategies that deliver environmental, economic, social and health benefits?
3. How can decision-makers apply a “health lens” to urban planning, governance and finance, and avail themselves of tools to improve health, reduce social inequalities and ensure wider access to services and opportunity?
4. What role can the health sector play in advancing healthy, sustainable urban planning?

Editors (and image): World Health Organization
Publication date: October 2016
Languages: English
ISBN: 978 92 4 151144 5