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Comment on The Big Slow Walk by Images of the 2009 festival | slow down london

Images of the 2009 festival | slow down london — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:16:49 +0000

[...] On Friday 24th April at the start of the rush-hour, a slow walk across Waterloo took place. Participants were encouraged to simply enjoy the experience, which they seemed to do. See the Big Slow Walk gallery. [...]

Comment on Graham Crow’s Slow cinematography by Festival 2009: What happens next? | slow down london

Festival 2009: What happens next? | slow down london — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:00:48 +0000

[...] in this big metropolis. Check out our favourite Tips for Slowing Down, London’s Best Slow Spots, Slow Cinematography, and Reflections of an Urban Rambler. Coming up soon we’ll be featuring advice on Going Slow on [...]

Comment on The London Loaf: Reflections of an Urban Rambler by The London Loaf: The Slow Sniffles | slow down london

The London Loaf: The Slow Sniffles | slow down london — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:41:19 +0000

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Comment on The London Loaf: Running by The London Loaf: Reflections of an Urban Rambler | slow down london

The London Loaf: Reflections of an Urban Rambler | slow down london — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:31:48 +0000

[...] Running I know what you’re thinking – what’s slow about running? That’s a fast activity. Well, believe me you can do it pretty slowly if you try. Not that I am trying, it’s just I’m not that fit yet, and all the other runners seem a bit hardcore. [...]

Comment on London’s best Slow Spots by Festival 2009: What happens next? | slow down london

Festival 2009: What happens next? | slow down london — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:05:50 +0000

[...] inspiration for slowing down in this big metropolis. Check out our favourite Tips for Slowing Down, London’s Best Slow Spots, Slow Cinematography, and Reflections of an Urban Rambler. Coming up soon we’ll be featuring [...]

Comment on Slow Down London: event programme by Events and things to do in London 27 April – 3 May 2009 — 3 Guys on a London bus

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:29:47 +0000

[...] and the last thing you want to do is rush around so these events are perfect for you. Click here to see the events per day (Daily events are on the right hand side of that [...]

Comment on Slow Club: Hitting some early hurdles by cheerfulone

cheerfulone — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:05:31 +0000

I’m glad to hear that it’s not just me who is struggling a bit to slow down. Perhaps I’ll make myself a sign too!

Comment on Launch of Slow Club by Slow Walking for Slow Down London | How Green Is My Blog

Slow Walking for Slow Down London | How Green Is My Blog — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:50:28 +0000

[...] project which encourages Londoners to slow down and look at the speed of life. One aspect is the Slow Club, an 8 week course with tasks to be done and Sunday’s was a slow walk around the Kyoto Gardens [...]

Comment on Launch of Slow Club by Greenhoof » Blog Archive » Slow Walking for Slow Down London

Greenhoof » Blog Archive » Slow Walking for Slow Down London — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:16:33 +0000

Comment on Slow Club: noticing my speed by Emma Lister

Emma Lister — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:09:02 +0000

Excellent to read Deepa’s SLOW CLUB update about noticing how quickly you eat. This is certainly a change down a gear that can easily be made by anyone and can have wonderful benefits, health-wise and much more.

Some tips are:

Put down your cutlery every now and again to help pace yourself - esp. if eating on your own.

A good conversation over a meal helps pace a fast eater – research has shown than many people eat very quickly when watching TV; and are often not fully aware of what is on their plate.

Think about the time that was spent in preparing the food ( respect the cook!), or if you really need to put your eating rate into context! - the time it took to grow the vegetables or nurture the livestock that have now ended up on the plate before you - or the journey the food has made to reach your plate.

Also for effective digestion, many people recommend not eating past 8pm so that you are not digesting while sleeping; and therefore resting well.

As a reminder there is the old adage; “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.” - that way the evening and overnight are left to allow your body to digest your food properly and get ready for the next day!

Slowing down your eating (and drinking) rate really helps you to enjoy the taste and texture, think about the food-chain, respect cooks and producers, make better choices about local and fair-trade food – and if some are your favourites come from further afield or are specialist then make the numerous costs in them reaching your plate worthwhile! Don’t’ just gobble them down!

As food on markets, in shops, at cafés and in restaurants goes up in price – what better (and simpler) way to get value for money and treat yourself well than simply slowing down how quickly you eat and drink!

Bon Appétit!