Study on a large Norwegian health database keeps coming up with the same results: physically active youth have better mental health and adults who stay active or keep active are less likely to suffer from any number of mental health problems. If schools were serious about the nurturing health they would increase sports and art (yes art activities are also good for mental health). Responsible adults should start walking and start lifting. It isn't difficult.
Norwegian SciTech News
Physically active young people less likely to be depressed
Young people who increase their physical activity from the age of 14 have a lower risk of developing symptoms of depression.
Norwegian SciTech News
People who are in good shape take fewer mental-health related medication
None of our excuses count when we look at the health benefits of exercise. It also has a major impact on mental health.
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“We find that nearly one fifth of urban and suburban US car owners express a definite interest in living car-free (18 %), and an additional 40 % are open to the idea. This is in addition to the small share (10 %) of urban and suburban US residents currently living without a car. Five key factors are associated with interest in car-free living: having prior experience living without a car, using alternative modes of transportation for at least five percent of trips, lower car dependence, riding transit regularly, and having less enjoyment of travel by private car. Further, we find that car owners interested in car-free living are a diverse group, with few significant associations between interest in car-free living and key socioeconomic or demographic variables.” https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0965856425003891 https://hell.twtr.plus/media/6548c1ae3a63c36edc2ac17b1ab678b17464915585968b27b9a13e96f75e98c6.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/85db3864f0c6cecc7ff8db2c374425092a2337115bf3aee70dcc8d281b0820b4.file
Support each other.
Anthropology on the volunteer railway. Men and women are different. This obvious observation apparently needs restating. Men do not form friendships nor show affection and care in the same way as women. Men need "camaraderie". To base our societies, care and welfare on what is essentially a female or neurotic way of dealing with emotions and health will hasten the destruction of our civilization.
The Conversation
Heritage railway volunteers show how deep friendships can be formed without discussing emotions
People can develop intimate and caring relationships, without naming emotions.
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Cool thread on life off-grid at the Swedish section of the Arctic Circle. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/e3d80e13580db4348abf0722330444279ffe836ae2cf6445c87d6a25d3bcbca2.file
How are you prepared for the coming blackout? https://hell.twtr.plus/media/019ea2479a500761a23b0c9e82b124a59495ee6babba31bdf0fc854c6ab9dbf0.file
The War Horse. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/01b28550e3ec63a429ae8fdb81dff23a6c3bd9d608869401264e5a3919c96570.file
Hahahah
In August 2021 a social housing unit for substance abusers in Bergen, Norway (22 apartments, 30 residents) was destroyed in a catastrophic fire. Unusually there were no casualties at all. Although the interiors were sensibly built with fire alarms and sprinkler systems the fire is thought to have started outside on a balcony on the ground floor. The main reason for the zero casualties is given as the unusually "connected" residents, very different from normal Norwegian apartment buildings. Everyone basically knew everyone else, their habits, any visitors, physical and mental health status, habits and handicaps. By the time the police had arrived the tenants had already finished evacuating. Even though there were neighborly conflicts (not everyone got along), when the fire started (since the source was outside fire alarms and sprinklers were mostly irrelevant, only a quarter of the resident had even heard an alarm) the residents acted fast. Being connected to the people around you can save your life. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/2521dbfbfe2010f5fc83a7e71a0dc05ffd5738e40ba7cc2a9490545631f28038.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/5daa9fa89c20d5e0426a0793b3ab4d2358f2c6a2bb181409691edc4c4a466033.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/10fc0e595cd76118f73d5aa107a8f9d5592de0c2eb33d8bb72351f0af565860e.file