Walk Your Way to Good Health

Walking is an excellent exercise to improve your overall health. Walking can be done anytime and can also be a leisure activity. Walking has been attributed to reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes and a number of cancers including colon cancer and breast cancer.

Walking makes you live longer. Studies have shown that retired men who walked two or more miles (3.2 Kms) a day had 50% lower mortality rates than men who walked less and one mile (1.6 Kms)

Walking 3 hours per week can reduce the risk of diabetes by 58%

Walking strengthens your heart. Studies have shown that walking 3 or more hours per week cuts the risk of heart attack by 35% in women

Research showed that walking improved bone density in women who walked at least one mile each day.

Walking improves you overall health, reducing the risk of disability as you grow old, reduces depression, increases fitness and alertness. Walking has also shown to reduce the risk of colon and breast cancer in women.

Also see Walking Makes You Smart

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