Thursday 18 July 2013

Benefits of walking

Benefits of walking

Human body is made to walk
Walking 30 minutes a day cuts the rate of people becoming diabetic by more than half and it cuts the
risk of people over 60 becoming diabetic by almost 70 %


Walking cuts the risk of stroke by more than 25 %
Walking reduces hypertension
The body has over 100,000 miles of blood vessels
Those blood vessels are more supple and healthier when we walk

Walking cuts the risk of cancer as well as diabetes and stroke
Women who walk have a 20 % lower likelihood of getting breast cancer and a 31 % lower risk of getting
colon cancer

Women with breast cancer who walk regularly can reduce their recurrence rate and their mortality rate
by over 50 %

The human body works better when we walk
The body resists diseases better when we walk, and the body heals faster when we walk.

We don't have to walk a lot
Thirty minutes a day has a huge impact on our health
Men who walk thirty minutes a day have a significantly lower level of prostate cancer
Men who walk regularly have a 60 % lower risk of colon cancer

For men with prostate cancer, studies have shown that walkers have a 46 % lower mortality rate

Walking also helps prevent depression, people who walk regularly are more likely to see improvements
in their depression.


In one study, people who walked and took medication scored twice as well in 30 days as the women who
only took the medication

Another study showed that depressed people who walked regularly had a significantly higher level of
not being depressed in a year compared to depressed people who did not walk

The body generates endorphins when we walk
Endorphins help us feel good

Walking strengthens the heart
Walking strengthens bones
Walking improves the circulatory system


Walking generates positive neurochemicals
Healthy eating is important but dieting can trigger negative neurochemicals and can be hard to do


Walking generates positive neurochemicals
People look forward to walking and enjoy walking

Research shows that Fit beats Fat for many people
Walking half an hour a day has health benefits that exceed the benefits of losing 20 pounds

When we walk every day, our bodies are healthier and stronger
A single 30 minute walk can reduce blood pressure by five points for over 20 hours


Walking reduces the risk of blood clots in your legs
People who walk regularly have much lower risk of deep vein thrombosis

People who walk are less likely to catch colds, when people get colds, walkers have a 46 % shorter
symptom time from their colds

Walking improves the health of our blood, as well
Walking is a good boost of high density cholesterol and people with high levels of HDL are less likely
to have heart attacks and stroke

Walking significantly diminishes the risk of hip fracture, the need for gallstone surgery is 20 to 31
% lower for walkers

Walking is the right thing to do
The best news is that the 30 minutes doesn't have to be done in one lump of time
Two 15 minute walks achieve the same goals
Three 10 minute walks achieve most of those goals

We can walk 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes at night and achieve our walking goals

Walking feels good