Walking For Health! Be Good To Your Heart!

What’s free, requires no special equipment, and can benefit your overall health and your heart? Walking! Walking is good for your entire body and especially good for your heart and it requires no memberships, no big investments to get involved. Walking for health is free and provides you with some great benefits!

Scientific studies have shown that regular walking has many benefits to ones health. It’s the best way to keep your heart healthy and it is also excellent for your lungs and muscles. Walking can also make you feel good!

There are many benefits to your heart! Walking reduces your risk of developing coronary heart disease and stroke. It also lowers your blood pressure and helps reduce high cholesterol levels. It will help improve blood lipid profiles and reduce stress.

Walking also helps lower body fat and helps you control your weight. It also reduces your risk of developing colon cancer and some other forms of cancer. Walking improves bone density and helps prevent osteoporosis. It also helps reduce pain from arthritis and osteoarthritis.

The benefits of walking could go on and on but by now I’m sure you get the picture. Walking will improve your overall health and well being and it has no socio economic barriers, no income barriers, no age barriers; it discriminates against no-one.

Studies have shown that people who walk have a longer life expectancy than those that do not. People who walk also have a 50% less chance of developing cardiovascular disease and they are less likely to suffer joint injuries because the bones are stronger.

Just 30 minutes of walking every day can reward you with the health benefits. The best way to ensure a good walking workout is to walk fast without over exerting yourself. You should be able to carry on a conversation while you walk. If you cannot then slow down just a little bit. Three 10 minute walks are fine too as long as they are brisk.

Walking can be used to control or reduce your weight too. The key to weight loss is to burn more calories than you take in. If you walk on mile you can burn about 100kcal. Walking will alter the way your metabolism works burning up fat first which will help you loose weight.

Walking is a great way to improve your mental health! Walking can help reduce stress, improve your overall mood, relieve depression or anxiety, and lighten your mental load. Walking can relax your mind!

Walking is also a very useful rehabilitation tool after illness. In fact more and more doctors are prescribing walking as a therapy. It’s important to start slow and build over time. Never increase your heart rate too dramatically or quickly and always follow your doctor’s order. The next time you become ill remember that walking may be the best medicine.

If you live in the city you might be wondering how to get the most out of your walking. After all walking through busy streets congested with motor vehicle traffic doesn’t seem very relaxing does it?

Why not consider visiting one of your local parks? Perhaps there is even one that’s close enough to walk to. Or check out what trail systems your city offers. You can also consider walking to and from work if you live nearby or perhaps just walk to the bus stop or subway rather than driving. You might also consider going for a walk on your lunch break. There’s plenty of places and times to do your walking in the city. Let your imagination run wild!

So why not be good to your heart and your body? Walking for health is the best investment you will ever make!


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