{"id":51442,"date":"2021-02-19T01:00:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T01:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/365smiles.net\/?p=51442"},"modified":"2022-02-19T05:46:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T05:46:32","slug":"the-15-minute-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/365smiles.net\/en\/the-15-minute-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Practice the 15 minute rule"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"51442\" class=\"elementor elementor-51442\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d22c32b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d22c32b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9955831\" data-id=\"9955831\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cd0697 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cd0697\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Tip for today<br \/><\/strong>If your destination is less than 15 minutes away, go on foot or by bike.<\/p><p>It takes longer and is less &#8220;convenient&#8221; than taking your car, especially when the weather is not cooperative and we have a lot to carry.<\/p><p>But there it is absolutely clear and proven that putting one foot in front of the other (or a pedal) has some <strong>very impressive physical as well as mental benefits<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Despite the risk I am taking that this will become a very long list, I&#8217;m going to give you some of the benefits of walking or biking:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Walking and leisurely cycling improve your fitness and your heart, it relieves depression and fatigue, improves your mood and make you more jovial, it creates less tension on your joints and reduces pain, lowers your cholesterol, improves your immune system, can prevent weight gain, reduces the risk of cancer and chronic diseases, improves your endurance, your circulation and your posture,<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><strong>&#8230;the list goes on and on&#8230;<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">In addition, a Stanford University study found that walking increases your creative output by an average of 60 percent and boosts your focus and self-confidence. Walking has also been shown to improve memory and stop the deterioration of brain tissue as we age.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><strong>Not to mention the positive impact on the environment!<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffbf00;\">So, leave that iron horse in its stable and make yourself and nature happy (especially now that the weather is going to be a lot better) by using your legs!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b01cfb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b01cfb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3910b9\" data-id=\"c3910b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595c454 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"595c454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-182fdcf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"182fdcf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93007db\" data-id=\"93007db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a59f137 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-convertkit_form\" data-id=\"a59f137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-convertkit_form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<script async data-uid=\"c5866eb530\" src=\"https:\/\/chipper-knitter-3081-2.kit.com\/c5866eb530\/index.js\" data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" data-no-defer=\"1\" data-no-optimize=\"1\" nowprocket><\/script>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e50057e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e50057e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aeed3fe\" data-id=\"aeed3fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b85d13b elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-convertkit_form\" data-id=\"b85d13b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-convertkit_form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-b85d13b{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tip for todayIf your destination is less than 15 minutes away, go on foot or by bike. 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