Cultivating Healthy Habits
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In this episode we review the TED Talk called a simple way to break a habit and then we talk to Dr Cath Smith from the Otago Physiotherapy School to explore how a particular healthy habit could have a powerful impact on our health and happiness… dog walking.
Cath explains how she got interested in dog walking as part of her 30-year career as a physiotherapist, why dog walking is so beneficial for our mental and physical health, how it helps us tick the boxes of all ‘five ways to wellbeing,’ and how we can link into these benefits without having to be a dog owner!
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