Need a little motivation to move? A good walk can help sharpen your brain, improve your mood, and help your body.

Click above to listen to part 2 of Talk the Walk, featuring Shane O’Mara, neuroscientist and professor of experimental brain research at Trinity College Dublin. He is the author of “In Praise of Walking,” and the “Brain Pizza” newsletter.

Talk the Walk:
Part 1: Hans Larsson – Trudging T-Rex
Part 2: Shane O’Mara – Wonders of Walking
Part 3: Brooke Flammang – Lumbering Loaches

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