Walk More Four

Health Walking strengthens our cardiovascular system, reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. It helps maintain healthy blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Regular walking builds bone density and can help prevent osteoporosis. It boosts our immune system, creating resistance to illness. Walking aids digestion and helps maintain a healthy gut. It reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes by improving insulin sensitivity. Walking strengthens muscles and improves balance, reducing fall risk as we age. It helps manage chronic pain conditions like arthritis. Walking increases lung capacity and respiratory health. It reduces inflammation throughout our body.

Mental Health & Creativity Walking enhances clarity of thought. It provides a natural space for problem-solving and breakthrough thinking. The rhythmic nature of walking induces a meditative state that fosters creativity. Walking sparks new neural connections and patterns of thinking. It gives your mind permission to wander, which is when many creative insights emerge. Walking reduces symptoms of depression and anxiety. It helps process emotions and difficult experiences. Walking provides distance from daily problems, offering fresh perspectives. It creates space for daydreaming, which fuels imagination. Walking stimulates the production of new ideas and solutions.

Productivity & Focus Walking breaks up sedentary periods, preventing the afternoon slump. It increases blood flow to the brain, improving concentration. Walking meetings can be more productive than sitting in conference rooms. It helps the return to tasks with renewed energy and focus. Walking provides natural breaks that prevent burnout. It improves sleep quality, leading to better daytime performance. Walking reduces decision fatigue by giving your mind a rest. It helps us prioritise and organise our thoughts. Walking creates momentum that carries over into our work. It trains your brain to sustain attention over longer periods.

Spiritual & Existential Benefits Walking connects us to the natural rhythms of the earth and seasons. It offers time for reflection and self-examination. Walking creates space for gratitude and appreciation of simple things. It reminds us of our place in the larger world. Walking can be a form of moving meditation or prayer. It helps us feel grounded and present in our body. Walking invites moments of awe and wonder. It provides solitude in an overly connected world. Walking allows us to witness the beauty and impermanence of life. It cultivates patience and acceptance of our own pace.

Go walk!

Ideas

need (1) noticing and (2) capturing, otherwise those great breakthroughs will be lost. Stop and think regularly and carry a notebook.

Maybe It Is ‘Old-School’

but it works when you consistently show up on time; do what you say you are going to do; take responsibility; remain polite; use real grammar and structure your communications to make it easier for others; take a proper break and return refreshed; discuss face-to-face whenever reasonably possible; drop a thank you note.

Go Old-School today and surprise them.

Productivity

There’s sometimes a lurking feeling that ‘being productive’ requires one to do more, be more, adopt a new system. However, perhaps it’s as simple as being tough, saying a polite ‘no’ and doing less.

But doing that less brilliantly.