In the Radio 4 programme "Just One Thing" with Michael Mosley he talks about how effective a morning walk can be to help promote good sleep and mental health. He suggests we go for a walk within 2 hours of waking if we want to get the most benefit of a good nights sleep. This is because the morning light helps reduce melatonin so we have stores of it in the evening when we want levels to increase to promote sleep. The morning sun light is also particularly effective at helpi

When we walk naturally, we are like a spiral of muscles moving in one direction and then the other, we utilise the power of pendulums and springs making it a letting go and effortless move. When re rediscover this freedom of walking people often describe is as "liberating" and a feeling of being "the joy of a child again". I have a sense of letting go of my worries. Try it out yourself, remember let go and remind yourself not to "try", in some ways this is the hardest bit! H