Make the connection: Getting in touch with mind and body

Everyone needs to exercise, and even a little is better than none. Exercise has many benefits, including lowering blood pressure, increasing energy and combatting depression. As the weather has improved, now is the perfect time to begin an exercise regimen to improve your health. We looked at mostly low-impact ways to exercise, so even a beginner may benefit. All of the activities in this issue are either free or affordable, unless you just have to have the $7,000 bicycle from VO2 in Franklin. Teachers can be found for most of the exercise forms, or you can learn them on your own from books and videos. In the current economy, many investments aren?t paying off as expected, but an investment in your health is always a wise one. Justin Novgrod of the Lion?s Gate Kung Fu Academy in Sylva summed it up by saying, ?It costs less to practice tai chi for the rest of your life than it does to pay for prescription drugs.?  Click here for full article.