Health

3 Reasons You Should Walk

How you can walk your way to health

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Does the headline ring true? Can you walk your way to fitness? I just came off of my treadmill, which allows me to travel around the world as the device changes speed and incline with the terrain I view. This morning I found myself in Nagano (Japan). I am especially delighted to report that physical activity does not to be overly complicated. Indeed, if you walk for most days of the week, you too may derive benefits from ambulation. And the faster, farther, and more frequently you walk, the greater the potential benefits.

Three reasons you should walk

1. You can improve your blood flow. Walk, and you may lower your chances of getting cardiovascular diseases such as high blood pressure, heart attack, and stroke. Walking can drop the risk of cardiovascular events by nearly one-third and the risk of early death by a similar amount. This reduction accrues to both men and women. The risk-reduction occurs even for those who walk only 5.5 miles weekly, as slowly as 2 miles per hour. Want the most protection? Walk further, faster, or both.
2. You may strengthen your bones. Those with osteoporosis can diminish bone loss by walking. Every year, there are 350,000 hip fractures in the United States. Hip fractures are not trivial: 1) One in three…