{"podcast":{"title":"Saving Lives In Slow Motion","slug":"saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011","podcast_index_feed_id":4449011,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/savinglivesinslowmotion","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199/1766237803975-84494e3b-87e7-4ff6-8c13-70d7456030e7.jpeg","author":"Dr Ayan Panja","episode_count":232,"summary":"Dr Ayan Panja puts health into context. A lifestyle medicine expert, author and family physician with over 25 years of experience, his unique blend of candour, perspective and knowledge make for a mind-expanding essential weekly bite-sized listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T04:17:31.622986+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011"},"episode":{"title":"Walking - our most underrated health intervention?","slug":"walking-our-most-underrated-health-intervention","published_at":"2026-05-07T09:00:23+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011/walking-our-most-underrated-health-intervention","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011","url":"https://shows.acast.com/savinglivesinslowmotion/episodes/walking-our-most-underrated-health-intervention","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199/e/69fb8dcd921510d4c19c250b/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode I look at the myriad benefits of walking, why it is often overlooked and the benefits in terms of how it makes us feel and what  It does for us. Links: Bill Bowerman’s Jogging:  https://www.sneakerfreaker.com/performance/features/how-the-co-founder-of-nike-invented-jogging-bill-bowerman Stephen Fry’s story:  https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2019/aug/stephen-fry-proud-and-relieved-over-five-stone-weight-loss-92021820.html#google_vignette Walking and mental health:  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6064756/ The leg power and brain health link:  https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2018/06/07/neuroscience-leg-exercise-brain-nervous-system-health Zone 2 training:  https://www.healthline.com/health/heart-health/heart-rate-zones-workout Recovery:  https://www.healthline.com/health/active-recovery Ramblers:  https://www.ramblers.org.uk/ 10000 steps:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42864061 Walking speed:  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/walking-speed-survival/ 23 and a half hours:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUaInS6HIGo Walk Yourself Happy: https://amzn.eu/d/0ifCGKpV Save your life in slow motion and those of others by subscribing now and sharing. Thank you for listening and for your support. It means a lot to me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this episode I look at the myriad benefits of walking, why it is often overlooked and the benefits in terms of how it makes us feel and what It d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":905,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011/episodes/walking-our-most-underrated-health-intervention/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011/walking-our-most-underrated-health-intervention.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}