It's Good for You

Walking, that is. I've always enjoyed walking. I used to torture my poor family with Sunday walks, more like hikes up and down the North Shore mountains. Fresh air, exercise, and nature: there's no better combination. Even now I rejoice that, although I have to work for a few more years, at least I walk to and from work five days a week. So here's a BBC journalist arguing the benefits of walking in the country:

Spring in the step: "Why a brisk stroll could be just what the doctor ordered."

(Via BBC News.)

Good News and Bad News

"Beer After Exercise May Be Better Than Water, Study Finds". The downside is I have to start exercising again. (Bum shoulder is my excuse, what's yours?)

Thanks to Kevin Miller at Heart, Mind & Strength.