Quick Tip: Taking Walks

There is one very simple "prescription" that I give for EVERY relationship - parent and child, brother and sister, husband and wife, friends... - Any relationship can benefit from taking walks together.

It sounds almost silly, but I have seen the simple act of taking walks together make huge changes in relationships, and I strongly recommend this to be the first 'step' you take - whether your relationship is good and you want it better, or bad and you want to fix it - and something that you always continue to do.

Here's why taking a walk together is so great:

• Anyone can do it - Walking is easy and can be done to some degree by any age or ability level.
• It's Free - Even if you can't afford therapy or date nights, you can go on walks.
• Fits into any time schedule - You can walk for 10 minutes, go on a long hike, or anything in between.
• It's exercise, and we all need more of that.
• It gets you out of the house and away from the TV.
• It's relaxing and relieves stress.
• It is the perfect setting for good talks - No distractions.

Walking can also be a replacement for eating out together, which seems to be the #1 way that most of us connect with people, but is usually expensive and unhealthy. 

I don't know of anything else that has so many benefits wrapped up into one simple package.  It's really just foolish not to make walking a part of your life.

 

So, if you want to do something RIGHT NOW - excuse free - to improve a relationship in your life, Take A Walk!  Go to the beach, the park, around your neighborhood, or even around the shopping mall if the weather is bad.  You'll be on the path to success!