Resource List
Struggling to Walk Daily? This video is for you:
Articles:
Exercise Decreases Risk of Depression, Regardless of Age – CSP
Regular Walking Can Help Ease Depression – Scientific American
Walking as a Superpower – The Guardian
Long-lasting benefits of going for a walk – Country Living
Light and Circadian Rhythm – The Key to A Good Night’s Sleep? – BBC
How Light and Sunsets Affect Circadian Rhythms and Sleep – American Sleep Association
How connecting with nature benefits our mental health – Mental Health Foundation
6 Serious Health Risks from Sitting All Day – Prevention
Why Office Workers Can’t Sleep and Why That’s Bad – Literary Hub
Attention, Coach Potatoes! Walking Boosts Brain Connectivity / function – Science Daily
Podcast & Video Conversations:
Why Walking is the Superpower You Didn’t Know You Had with Neuroscientist Shane O’Mara – Dr Rangan Chatterjee
How Exercise changes your Brain and Reduces Your Risk of Depression with Dr. Brendon Stubbs – Dr Rangan Chatterjee
Why Getting More Light Will Transform Your Health with Linda Geddes – Dr Rangan Chatterjee
Books:
In Praise of Walking by Shane O’Mara
Chasing the Sun: The New Science of Sunlight by Linda Geddes
Exercised: The Science of Physical Activity, Rest & Health by Daniel Lieberman
Scientific Studies:
How a sedentary lifestyle affects mood / stress – The British Journal of Psychiatry
Lack of physical activity links to depression – Jama
How exercise boosts volume of hippocampus – Science Direct
How reduced sitting time benefits mental health – Science Direct
Give your ideas some legs: The positive effect of walking on creative thinking – Journal of Experimental Psychology