Walk your way to better health

Walk your way to better health

Left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot… you can travel fast or slow. The movement of your feet gets you where you need to go. But it also gets you so much more! Walking is a basic, simple exercise that’s suitable d for almost everyone. Best of all, it’s free.

Walking helps you in many ways. First it makes your heart stronger. Studies show regular walking reduces your chance of heart disease. Walking quickly for 30 minutes a day also helps you control high blood pressure. It can reduce your chance of having a stroke or developing some cancers , too.

Want to lose weight? You need to burn 600 more calories each day than you eat. Walking is the easiest way to do that.

As person age, their brains don’t work as well. One people in 14 people over 65 suffers from memory loss. Older people who walk six miles or more per week keep their brains in better shape.

Walking is also good for your wallet. It saves on the cost of going to a gym. Walk briskly for 150 minutes each week to get a good workout. A pedometer can get you started. Begin with trying to take 1000 steps in 10 minutes to set the right pace.

Walking helps your mental health, too. Putting one foot in front of the other

isn’t difficult. You don’t have to think about it, so you can concentrate on other things. You can think over conversations again or just remember funny things that have happened recently.

You can make walking part of your day. Instead of parking right next to your office, park a distance away – and walk. Instead of taking the elevator,walk. You can even have walking meetings. They are what they sound like. But instead of sitting, you walk and talk things over.

Make walking a habit, and see how it makes you feel.