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FEBRUARY 19, 2021
AIKEN-AUGUSTA’S MOST SALUBRIOUS NEWSPAPER • FOUNDED IN 2006
Dueling definitely observes the 6-foot distance recommendations for limiting the spread of COVID-19, but it did not make our list of suggested activities.
TWENTY-ONE IDEAS FOR THINGS TO DO WHILE STILL PHYSICALLY DISTANCING Some among us are going stir-crazy as the isolation resulting from the pandemic continues on into the indefinite future. As 2021 rolls ahead, here are 21 possible antidotes for cabin fever. • On foot or by car, check out the many new sculpture installations in downtown Augusta. • Take a leisurely drive up to Clarks Hill Lake. Drive across the dam. Pack a picnic lunch and enjoy the scenery and the peace, solitude, and serenity. • Make a list of friends and relatives and every day, call one or two of them to see how they’re doing and to let them know you’re thinking about them. In other words, practice physical distancing but not social distancing. • Go for a stroll along the Savannah River and the Augusta Canal.
• Take your bike to the North Augusta Greeneway and go for a ride. • Start writing the history of your family. Contact relatives for information and do genealogical research. • Celebrate Black History Month by checking out the dozens of historical markers commemorating noteworthy difference-makers in Augusta’s history as you walk along Laney-Walker Boulevard. • Reread favorite books you enjoyed years ago.
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If your goals for new salubrious habits in 2021 have already fallen on hard times, we have good news for you. There is a simple, inexpensive and effective fix to get your goals back on track. In fact, we could summarize it in a single word. Walk. That’s it. One word. As promised, it’s easy. It’s free. It’s simple. It’s available everywhere, unlike swimming, for instance, which requires a pool or lake to be handy. More importantly, of the dozens (or hundreds) of ways a person could choose to become more active, walking has the lowest dropout rate. And despite its ease and simplicity, walking offers a plethora of significant benefits, according to the American Heart Association. Among them: • reduced risk of heart disease and stroke • improved blood pressure • improved blood sugar levels and reduced risk of type 2 diabetes • reduced risk of osteoporosis • reduced risk of breast and colon cancer • improved chances of losing weight Best of all, these benefits don’t require miles and miles of walking (although how far you walk is up to you). These benefits are available from a mere half hour of walking (see the “23-1/2 box” on page 15). That means just 15 minutes of walking, followed by turning around and walking back to where you started. Or you can break up your 30-minute daily walk into three 10-minute walks. That’s definitely doable. In conclusion, if you have already faced your 2021 goals and announced “I quit!” that’s totally okay. Stick with that. Just change the target of your quittage: how about, “I quit being so inactive!” This year, walk all over your old inactive lifestyle. +
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