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SUMMER WALKS
FITNESS
194
NUTRITION
196
YOUR HEALTH
198
FAMILY M ATTERS
202
Get the most out of your summe
walks— physically and r
with these three techni
BY S A R A A L T S H U L
ummer afternoon.
Author Henry James j
once
two words as the
most beautiful in the
English language. It’s
easy to understand
why when those all-too-fleeting weeks
between July 4 and Labor Day are
upon us. But we’d also suggest a third
word to make James’s jottings even
more joyful: summer afternoon
w alks.
You already know what great
physical benefits walking offers, but
it doesn’t always
a frenzied
fitness affair. Summertime allows the
perfect opportunity to mix walks
with more relaxing techniques too.
DESTINATION-FREE WANDERING
“Confucius advised people to go for
long walks without time, destination,
or expectations in mind,” says Tom
Brown Jr., founder of Tracker School,
a wilderness and nature program
based in New Jersey, and author of
T om B r o w n ’s F ield G uides.
“Mindless
wandering guarantees that you’ll
discover surprises along the way. If
you set out to look for a certain bird,
for example, you’ll be disappointed
and consider the day wasted if you
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healthy
Walk Soft,
Walk H ard
