Walking is free to do and easy to fit into your daily routine. All you need to start walking is a sturdy pair of walking shoes.
1. Burn calories
Walking can help you burn calories. Burning calories can help you maintain or lose weight.
Your actual calorie burn will depend on several factors, including:
walking speed
distance covered
terrain (you’ll burn more calories walking uphill than you’ll burn on a flat surface)
your weight
2. Strengthen the heart
Walking at least 30 minutesTrusted Source a day, five days a week can reduce your risk for coronary heart disease by about 19 percentTrusted Source. And your risk may reduce even more when you increase the duration or distance you walk per day.
3. Can help lower your blood sugar
Taking a short walk after eating may help lower your blood sugar.
A small study found that taking a 15-minute walk three times a day (after breakfast, lunch, and dinner) improved blood sugar levels more than taking a 45-minute walk at another point during the day.
4. Eases joint pain
Walking can help protect the joints, including your knees and hips. That’s because it helps lubricate and strengthen the muscles that support the joints.
Walking may also provide benefits for people living with arthritis, such as reducing pain. And walking 5 to 6 miles a week may also help prevent arthritis.
5. Boosts immune function
Walking may reduce your risk for developing a cold or the flu.
One study tracked 1,000 adults during flu season. Those who walked at a moderate pace for 30 to 45 minutes a day had 43 percent fewer sick days and fewer upper respiratory tract infections overall.
Their symptoms were also lessened if they did get sick. That was compared to adults in the study who were sedentary.
Take few moments each day to walk it out
I love walking in the park. People watching, beautiful trees, trails and walk ways some easy some hard. If you're a pet person its the perfect place for you and your fur babies to get exercise. If you have a good walk buddy you can make it a combo therapy session, catch up on the latest news or just basic chit chat. Get your steps in at the park. its good for your heart and fun too!
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