“Walking is man’s best medicine.” – Hippocrates
What an intelligent man! There is billions of research to show that walking is best for everybody and the results are really impressive. Imagine that walking can make a major reduction in both diabetes and heart diseases, in high blood pressure, increase in one density.
Can you still remember your first step? What a scene everyone made! Moreover you continued to walk right on through childhood, adolescence, and into adulthood, yet somewhere along the way, like most adults, you probably stopped walking so much. As a matter of fact, the percentage of adults who spent most of their day sitting increased from 36.8% in 2000 to 39% in 2005! Among the reason may be of the hectic stressful life, with not a single time to spare for recreation or formal exercise.
One of our body’s most natural forms of exercise is walking. Walking is safe, simple, does not require practice, and the health advantage it brings are many. It is also gentle, low – impact exercise that can ease you into a higher level of fitness and health.
Walking, like the other exercise, can also be a big help in achieving a great number of important health benefits. It can help you:
Lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (bad cholesterol), raise high – density lipoprotein (good cholesterol), lower blood pressure, manage weight, and improve your mood, stay strong and straight.
For best results and beneficial effects, start your way up to 30 – 60 minutes a day within your own target heart zone rate, most days of the week.
In achieving these benefits, you have to set goals, track your progress and take a step to stay motivated.
Though the first step of any journey can be the most difficult, it helps a lot to keep your goals foremost in your mind. So bear in mind, once you have the first step, you are on your way to an important destination – better health!
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"Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things
and be in health, just as your soul prospers."
3 John 2
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