breast cancer trail: strengthening
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Pilgrims knew that walking is one of the best ways to find their spiritual center and heal.
among the halls of malls
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Rehabilitation and training for the CDT begins on terrazzo floors, indoors.
how do you nourish your body and soul?
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Walking to nursery school is my earliest memory, the first time I felt in charge of my being.
GUEST POST: “walks everywhere” by Ann Juergens
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The pandemic and its shelter-at-home mandates are pushing people to walk as never before in memory.
GUEST POST: Every Journey Starts with a First Step by Vicky Duran
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The one thing you learn is when you can step out of your comfort zone and be uncomfortable, you see what you’re made of and who you are. Sue Bird I met Vicky Duran at a rehearsal for the Greater Twin Cities Youth Orchestra. I was narrating a new piece and her daughter, Charity, was […]
sauntering 5,000 miles
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Life is too short to waste on speed.
walking is good for you
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Walking is great for brain and physical health, and you don’t need to go fast to get the benefit!
walking hand-in-hand with Beethoven
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Walking is good for you – and for the creative mind – as so many composers were fully aware of.