Neuroscientist Reveals The Shocking Science & Benefits of Taking a Simple Walk | Mel Robbins Podcast

Order your copy of The Let Them Theory 👉 https://melrob.co/let-them-theory 👈 The #1 Best Selling Book of 2025 🔥 Discover how much power you truly have. It all begins with two simple words. Let Them. — In this episode, a renowned Oxford-trained #neuroscientist teaches you the most incredibly simple, science-backed hack that will change every single part of your life in just 10 minutes. Professor Shane O’Mara, bestselling author and Experimental Brain Researcher at Trinity College in Dublin, walks us through the mind-blowing #research behind, of all things, walking. You’ll be shocked to learn how the right kind of walking can lower #depression and #anxiety without medication. Professor O’Mara explains 3 different types of walking: one way will boost your creativity, another will make you more productive, and a third way will make you a rockstar problem solver. You’ll also learn about the incredible cognitive, mechanical, and physiological chain reaction that happens in your brain and body during a simple walk. The research and neuroscience will empower you to use walking to help you: - Conquer your fears. - Make your brain younger. - Reduce your stress and feel happier. - Double the number of your creative ideas. - Be more focused and productive at work. - Turn off anxious thoughts. - Decrease inflammation in your body. - Improve your relationship with yourself and others. If you’re short on time, bullshit. Put your earbuds in and get outside. Are you ready? Hit play, and let’s walk. Xo, Mel In this episode: 00:00 Intro 07:28 why you should walk with others for social reasons 12:22 Want a younger brain? Start moving. 14:51 What the heck is a “walking mind”? 19:55 Is your environment working against you? 22:06 This is what happens when you get outside and into nature. 24:17 Here’s how walking is just as good, if not better, than your antidepressant. 28:11 You won’t believe these benefits of a 10 minute walk. 36:01 Walking makes you more creative if you do this. 43:38 The shocking study that explains how walking changes your personality. 45:56 Don’t have enough time for a walk? I call BS. Here’s why. 48:28 Professor O’Mara suggests your walking routine should look like this. 51:38 5 easy ways to get in more steps everyday. 57:01 Feel like you don’t belong? Here’s how walking can help. 59:59 This is why you want to make it a habit to walk at night. — Follow Mel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@melrobbins Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melrobbins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melrobbins Website: http://melrobbins.com​ — Sign up for Mel’s newsletter: https://melrob.co/sign-up-newsletter A note from Mel to you, twice a week, sharing simple, practical ways to build the life you want. — Subscribe to Mel’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/melrobbins​?sub_confirmation=1 — Listen to The Mel Robbins Podcast 🎧 New episodes drop every Monday & Thursday! https://melrob.co/spotify https://melrob.co/applepodcasts https://melrob.co/amazonmusic — Looking for Mel’s books on Amazon? Find them here: The Let Them Theory: https://amzn.to/3IQ21Oe The Let Them Theory Audiobook: https://amzn.to/413SObp The High 5 Habit: https://amzn.to/3fMvfPQ The 5 Second Rule: https://amzn.to/4l54fah