THE WORLD’S BEST EXERCISE
Not all exercises are created equal. In fact, there is one form of exercise that is better than many others: walking. Harvard Medical School took a look at various exercises and concluded that walking is up there with swimming and tai chi in terms of health benefits. Regular walking can help maintain good cholesterol and blood pressure levels and keep your bones strong and healthy. One study showed that 40 minutes of walking every day helped people reduce blood pressure from hypertension to prehypertension, and then eventually to normal over several months. Walking can even keep many different kinds of diseases at bay, such as diabetes and heart disease. In addition to these physical benefits, walking daily can improve your mood and overall mental health. As simple and straightforward as walking is, it can be difficult for many people to find the time. Most experts agree that you need 30–60 minutes of physical activity per day, but the good news is that you can split those minutes up throughout your day. For example, you can take a brisk 20-minute walk in the morning before work, followed by another one at lunch and one more after dinner. Those 60 minutes also don’t have to be strenuous; they just need to happen.
However, the more time you put into walking, the more you will get out of it. If you slowly increase your distance and speed, you’ll end up burning more calories and strengthening your legs over time. The great thing about walking is that it’s not particularly taxing on the knees, and you can move at your own pace. It doesn’t get any better than that! To get the most out of walking, schedule your walks for after mealtimes, especially the ones that come later in the day, like lunch and dinner. It’s a great way to aid digestion and burn calories —which can’t hurt your waistline!
Drug-Related Crimes Most people believe that drug problems will never be part of their lives or the
2. WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POSSESSIONWITH INTENT TO DELIVER AND ILLEGAL POSSESSION? The biggest difference between these two charges is the criminal penalty. Possession with the intent to deliver or distribute (PWID) a drug in Pennsylvania is a felony offense, whereas possession—sometimes called“knowing and intentional possession”— is amisdemeanor crime. 3. CANYOU STILL BE CHARGED IF YOU DON’T HAVETHE DRUG IN POSSESSION? Yes. Most people think that law enforcement needs to find the drug on you to charge you, but that is not true. The prosecution can prove its case against you through actual possession or constructive possession, which means you had knowledge of the drug on your property and had the ability to control it. If you or a friend is charged with a crime involving illegal drugs or narcotics, it’s important to discuss the problem with an attorney.
lives of their loved ones. However, anyone can struggle with addiction, regardless of socioeconomic status or upbringing, and this hardship can often cause a person to have a criminal record or even serve jail time. Here are the most common questions we get relating to drug crimes in Pennsylvania and some answers you may find useful. 1. ARE ALL DRUG AND CONTROLLED- SUBSTANCE CRIMES TREATED THE SAMEWAY? No. Pennsylvania classifies the severity of a drug charge based on the federal government classification, or schedule, of drugs. Drugs are classified in the following ways: heroin, LSD, ecstasy, and marijuana are Schedule I drugs; crack cocaine, PCP, and oxycodone are Schedule II drugs; Tylenol with codeine, suboxone, and anabolic steroids are Schedule III drugs; and Xanax, Valium, and Ativan are Schedule IV drugs.
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