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We join a forest bathing club in Toronto to learn about the mental wellness benefits of being in nature. Neuroscientist Norman Farb explains how “sense foraging” and tuning in to everyday sensations can help to calm your mind, or even get you out of a mental rut. 

Matt Galloway takes a trip to McMaster University in Hamilton where a team of exercise researchers puts him through his paces. They explain how everyone can build fitness into their daily routine — even if all you have time for is an “exercise snack.”

Allison Hill says jogging during the pandemic gave her a mental health boost every day. So she started the Hill Run Club, a body-positive, size-inclusive and culturally sensitive running group that aims to help Black women take care of themselves.

Colleen Derkatch, author of Why Wellness Sells, explains why we’re drawn to the promise of wellness, and why it always seems just out of reach

Canadians who suffer with back pain often try to avoid any kind of exertion that might make it worse. But Shawn Beaudette, a professor of kinesiology at Brock University in St. Catherines, Ont., says our spines are designed to move — and a diversity of movement might be just the thing you need. 

We look at the science of gut health as part of our series Well Founded, and learn about the gut microbiome’s important role in your overall physical and mental well-being.