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Walking is actually one of the best forms of exercise out there. A walking regimen can help you lose weight; lower your blood pressure and cholesterol; and reduce your risk for heart disease, diabetes and cancer; among other benefits.
“Walking for Health,” a special report issued by Harvard Medical School, says that walking can do more to combat disease and other health conditions than pretty much anything else. One example: Walking just two-and-a-half hours a week, or just under 22 minutes a day, might reduce your risk of heart disease by an impressive 30%.
We walk almost every day around our neighborhood and once a week take longer hike in hilly park near us.
In summer it's hot here in Charlotte NC so we head to mountains whenever possible and walk/hike daily
I'm a believer walking is very good for us.
Recently read report that medical study says walking faster is better than slower so have convinced my husband we need to pick up our pace. I hate jogging but walking fast is not a problem.
We walk almost every day around our neighborhood and once a week take longer hike in hilly park near us.
In summer it's hot here in Charlotte NC so we head to mountains whenever possible and walk/hike daily
I'm a believer walking is very good for us.
Recently read report that medical study says walking faster is better than slower so have convinced my husband we need to pick up our pace. I hate jogging but walking fast is not a problem.
That's so great!...Walking is often dismissed as a good form of exercise. I love it.
It is my impression, not backed up by real data or analysis, that FOR ME, an hour's brisk walk tends to reduce blood pressure MORE than a half hour's run. And of course it's a lot easier on the battered knees and feet. So in this case, for this one characteristic (blood pressure in a 60 year old male in generally good shape, but with HTN controlled by medication), it seems to be that once I hit a certain level of intensity, time spent is more important than intensity. (Put another way, 60 minutes at say 100 bpm more beneficial than 30 minutes at 140 bpm.)
Again, not a fully data-backed conclusion, just multiple observations.
What I found interesting in the article is when they say this :
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You don’t need to take 10,000 steps a day
While many groups tout walking 10,000 steps a day, research supported by the National Institutes of Health and published in 2019 found that while older women who took 4,400 steps a day had a lower death rate than those taking just 2,700, the benefit of more daily steps leveling off around 7,500.
What I found interesting in the article is when they say this :
I wonder how many steps people take vs. how many they think/claim to take.
My MIL is famous for claiming over and over that she walks 3-4 miles with the dog every day, and when my wife accompanied her a couple times on the route it was 1.1 miles.
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