Walking in nature helps to keep you healty“When we walk, we naturally go to the fields and woods. What would become of us, if we walked only in a garden or a mall?” wrote Henry David Thoreau in The Atlantic in 1862. Sitting inside all day is just not natural, it’s not good for us. And, not surprisingly, urbanisation is associated with increased levels of brooding and mental illness, including depression. Walking in nature changes the brain – in a good way.
Move for MelanomaEnjoying the great outdoors can sometimes come at a cost. More than 13,000 people are diagnosed with melanoma – the most deadly form of skin cancer – each year in our country. Fortunately, Australian researchers are leading the way in the fight against melanoma, and in recent years they have tripled the life expectancy of some advanced melanoma patients.
You can do your part to help put an end to melanoma by joining Move for Melanoma, a new initiative from Melanoma Institute Australia (MIA) through their Melanoma March campaign. It is an easy way for you to unite against melanoma and support research wherever you live, however you like and whenever suits you.
You can Move for Melanoma anyway you like. Organise your own local bushwalk, or set yourself a personal challenge, like the Overland Trek in TAS or the Larapinta Trail in NT! Register to Move for Melanoma on the Melanoma March website to track your progress online and collect donations through your own online fundraising page. You can even connect your Fitbit to your fundraising page to update your supporters on how you’re going.
All funds raised will help MIA move closer towards finding a cure for melanoma.
Czech hiker survived for four weeks inside the New Zealand hutTragedy that happened on New Zealand's Routeburn Track has been revealed. The woman who survived one month in the warden's hut was finally rescued.
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