This week, we look at 10 big reasons why you should Walk.
- Diabetes Prevention: Studies show that walking walking 150 minutes per week can reduce your risk of diabetes by nearly 60%
- Heart Strength ♂: Mortality rates of retired men halve when they walk more than two miles per day.
- Heart Strength ♀: Women who walk just 3 hours a week Reduce their risk of heart attack by 35%, according to the Nurse's Health Study
- Brain Function: Cognitive studies show that women who walk just an hour and a half each week reduce cognitive decline.
- Bone Strength: Walking a mile each day slows bone loss and increases bone density.
- Mind Strength: Walking 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week, has been shown to reduce depression.
- Cancer Prevention: Walking about 2 hours a week has been shown to reduce the risk of breast cancer by 18% as well as reducing the risk of other cancers.
- Physical Function: Walking has been proven to reduce physical disability in older persons.
- Fitness: Walking just 3o minutes a day can significantly affect your cardio-respiratory health.
- Weight: Walking can burn between 200 and 350 calories an hour!