Category: Exercise
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Yesterday, after posting about sitting less, I went to Dael Parson’s Nia class — we danced Deep Dive — one of my favorites. When I got home I had a note from instructor Val Wetmore, inviting me to join her afternoon class at the local Y. So I did! Very energizing. (A fine thing about…
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Who invented chairs? Wikipedia, of course, delves into that question, which intrigues me. What did people do before chairs? Sit on the ground. Sit on pillows, walk around a lot, stand. Be active. Then chairs became a thing. So how much time do I spend sitting? Short answer: Lots. Harvard researchers recently came up with…
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A lively camping weekend will mean no dancing, so I grabbed a 20-minute routine this morning — “Ignite” — that focused on the upper body and was just right. I’m still thinking about Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer’s book “Mindful Body.” Some of her experiments focused on whether mindful people just being mindful can positively influence…
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