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I do something called 'swogging': a mixture of jogging and swimming. The inspiration came from a book about people in the Caucasus mountains, who can live to well over a hundred and remain mentally and physically fit. For generations they've been walking down steep slopes each day to swim in cold mountain streams. The idea of freezing cold water might put a lot of people off, but it's scientifically proven to help your circulation and boost your immune system, because it triggers your body's self-defence mechanisms. Then they dry off and climb back up the mountain. I do the same thing in North Wales where I live, but I jog two miles to a lake. It's very exhilarating, but I've a little way to go before I get to a hundred!
[NICKY]
I went on a group yoga retreat last year in Tamil Nadu. To an outside observer, yoga doesn't look taxing - just slow stretching and holding certain positions. Yoga practitioners came up with their own version of the saying 'Don't just sit there, do something' which is 'Don't just do something.sit there'. But actually it's a very good workout. Like a lot of eastem exercise regimes, it offers a more holistic approach to health by merging bodily fitness with deep brain well-being. The idea
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