| > | | | | don’t have to go to a gym to walk. You |
| Experts agree that walking is a great exercise. | | | | can walk on the street, in the park, at the mall or |
| This is especially true if you are stressed out. If | | | | around the floors of your office building. |
| you are experiencing stress or would just like to | | | | 3. Walking provides a low impact exercise option |
| get in shape, read this article. It will give you 7 | | | | that’s great for building aerobic capacity. |
| great reasons to start walking today. When I was | | | | This is especially important when high impact |
| a kid, walking was the major way for me to get | | | | aerobic exercises are too hard on your knees or |
| anywhere I needed to go. Today it’s a | | | | joints. |
| different story because now it’s just a | | | | 4. It is easy to make part of your life. As you |
| few steps to the car. In the past 50 years or so, | | | | walk you’ll start finding easy ways to |
| as transportation options have become more | | | | incorporate it into your life, such as parking |
| available, walking has become an exercise | | | | farther from your destination or choosing to walk |
| instead of a regular activity. | | | | to nearby stores or cafes. |
| Popular magazines are full of walking | | | | 5. Walking is an easy activity to involve your |
| programs as if we suddenly forgot how to put | | | | friends in. Instead of making a lunch date, agree |
| one foot in front of another. Doctors often | | | | to go on a walk and have a light snack when you |
| recommend walking to people recovering from | | | | return. |
| heart attacks, who have high blood pressure or | | | | 6. Studies have shown that if you walk for only |
| who suffer from arthritis. | | | | 30 minutes a day, 6 days a week, it helps cut |
| Psychologists will encourage you to walk if you | | | | heart disease risk in half. This can be extremely |
| are feeling depressed, anxious or stressed. Health | | | | important if you’re suffering from |
| coaches and personal trainers will often set you | | | | extreme stress in your life. |
| up with a walking program as a beginning point for | | | | 7. You will look and feel better. Walking slows the |
| developing an exercise program. | | | | effects of aging by keeping your body tone and |
| Why walking? Well, its and easy exercise and you | | | | trim. Walking outdoors can give you a nice tan |
| already know how to do it. Almost anyone of any | | | | and plenty of vitamin D, plus it provides |
| age can walk at a normal pace and, if | | | | oxygen to the cells that support healthy skin. |
| you’re very fit, you can train to be a race | | | | So if you are stressed, get on your walking |
| walker. | | | | shoes. If you are a type A personality and |
| Here is why walking is the ideal exercise to help | | | | want to keep track of your walking, buy a |
| you get rid of stress: | | | | pedometer to measure your steps. Then set a |
| 1. It doesn’t cost anything — | | | | goal to add 500 more steps each day to your |
| Walking is free! You don’t need any | | | | walking. |
| additional money needed to get started. All you | | | | Whatever you do, start walking today. |
| need is a pair of walking or running shoes, clean | | | | You’ll reduce your stress and walk your |
| socks and some comfortable, nonrestrictive | | | | way into good physical and mental health. |
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