Walking? Really?

Walking is one of the best things you can do to keep your body healthy.
It's considered one of the best things to stay fit. Walking regularly helps to keep your body trim and to release stress and those feel-good endorphins.

Walking is also easier on your knees, hips and joints, especially if you're a person who likes to be outside or can't afford the gym. To get a good work out in you don't HAVE to go to the gym. Running on a treadmill is always better because the footing supports the body by giving a bounce back so it's not so shocking on your knees. Walking provides less shock.

It can also reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, hip fracture and glaucoma, and a plus is is that the side effects are very low. Of course after walking or any sort of working out, it's so important to spend at least 15 minutes stretching out your muscles. Walking is also a helper to reduce blood pressure, and just like Cheerios it can make your cholesterol be at a healthy rate.

Studies also link walking to reducing the risk of breast cancer and type 2 diabetes. How easy is that? Just making walking a part of everyday life can make such a huge difference.

The hardest part is putting on your shoes and getting yourself out the door with out getting distracted by your favorite TV show playing in the background. Just think of how good you'll feel once you get out.

Even though walking doesn't often work up a huge sweat like running, you get your heart pumping, and why not choose a fun place to go? Choose somewhere that's got hills and or a slight incline to get that heart pumping faster and to up your heart rate.


Click for more info on walking.