If you’ve read through our website educational materials, you already know how important sleep is because we’ve told you all about it.

We’ve also educated you on the importance of avoiding excessive sitting (“sitting is the new smoking”), which is best replaced with more standing/walking/moving in general.

Today’s links focus on sleep and walking (but not sleepwalking!). Learn and share:

Sleep ‘cleans’ the brain of toxins
Your brain needs more downtime
How much can one extra hour’s worth of sleep change you?
Walking for health and fitness. Yes, walking.
Caution: Kids (not) walking
Survey: Americans know they should walk, but lack time and infrastructure
Sitting is the new smoking — Even for runners

This photo is courtesy the Daily Mail UK, who wrote up an artist who is doing a time-lapse sleep photography project. The article won’t help you improve your sleep but is fascinating nonetheless.