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Fluttershy1Senior Contributor
Hi all,
Thought I would create a thread about exercise and see if anyone has any good ideas on what activities we could do over summer. Regarding that it will probably be hot.
I love going swimming,
Today I went for a walk along the beach which was nice.
@Peregrinefalcon @Oaktree if you can think of anybody else tag them
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wellwellwellnezSenior Contributor
I don't have any citations but I hear there's research supporting the mental benefits of excercise that tilts your head around. Things like spinning, swinging, being upside down and rolling around. Something about giving the hemispheres of the brain to have ..... more angles i suppose. More dimensions.
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
I worked at gentle head stands for a couple of years before I was told to stop for my neck.
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Fluttershy1Senior Contributor
Yeah @Appleblossom - gunna try and walk everyday.
@wellwellwellnez - have you ever trying just doing walking or swimming
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wellwellwellnezSenior Contributor
I should swim more. It's another way to be upside-down and sideways. I'm so sensitive to cold-water these days. I think that says something about my emotions or something.
I do walk but I'm starting to swap mindfull walking for mindfull silly walking. Maybe it's placebo but tilting seems to help the head (not bad from a core point of view either). Maybe a good habit we lose when we "grow up".
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Fluttershy1Senior Contributor
What about the hydro pools @wellwellwellnez
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wellwellwellnezSenior Contributor
There's a Russian wrestling excercise where they crawl/walk in a circle with their head on the floor. It makes me twist just looking at it. There's no way it's recomendable. I mean, if it is, I'd be very surprised.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
ohhhh my @Fluttershy1 , @wellwellwellnez , @Appleblossom
we are just working when we can , and recovering when we can
we want to take some holidays over christmas to do some sight seeing but it depends n our care for my elderly mum who is 90
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Judi9877Senior Contributor
Hi @Fluttershy1 . What a great topic for a new discussion thread! Well done on starting it up👍🏻!
As summer is coming up, I like going for a walk in parks with lots of trees and flowers and taking photos of the things I see on my walk, such as colourful flowers and different plants. Also, going to the local pool for a swim is a great way to relax for me and good for my mental health as I love being in the water!
I wonder what other activities and ideas other forum members can come up with?
Judi9877☺️
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pinklollipop15Senior Contributor
Hi @Fluttershy1
I love to walk on the beach and swim occasionally 🙂
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Fluttershy1Senior Contributor
Thats great @pinklollipop15, I like going for walks along the beach as long as it isnt too hot
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