Do you walk everyday atleast for 30 min ? Can you ask this question to yourself ? Hey wait ...dont start to walk now...read this and make sure you walk for atleast 30 min a day. But don't sleep walk. :)
Studies show that walking can:
Reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke
Lower the Nicotine content in the body
Lower blood pressure
Reduce high cholesterol and improve blood lipid profile
Reduce body fat
Enhance mental well being
Increase bone density, hence helping to prevent osteoporosis
Reduce the risk of cancer of the colon
Reduce the risk of non insulin dependant diabetes
Help to control body weight
Help osteoarthritis
Help flexibility and co-ordination hence reducing the risk of falls
Exercise is just downright good for you. If you name any random 10 medical conditions and diseases, I’m willing to bet money that some form of frequent exercise is a good treatment or preventative measure for at least 9 of them. Diet and exercise pop up as treatments and preventative measures in so many of the diseases that ail us today, and both of these areas are a good place to focus on if your concerned about your health. Even just some simple walking for exercise can go a long way to improving your health. Walking for exercise is fun, easy, and is a great stress reducer.
Walk Lyrics“Withdrawal symptoms related to smoking can be better handled with walking”, says a research finding. This was published in the medical// journal Addiction.
Dr. Adrian Taylor from University of Exeter who is the lead author of this study revealed that moderate exercise certainly had a better effect on people who are keen to quit smoking. He also added that if the same effect was found in a drug, it would have been immediately marketed as an effective tool to give up smoking.
Taylor and his team analyzed 12 different papers which discussed about the relationship between exercises and nicotine withdrawal. The emphasis was on exercises that could be done outside a gym like walking, isometric exercises, flexing and tensing muscles.
It was found that a minimum of five minute exercises was sufficient for smokers to keep their craving for a cigarette under control. According to Taylor, exercise produced dopamine responsible for mood enhancing which reduced the smoker’s craving for nicotine.
Dr. Robert West, professor from University College London felt that these exercises could come in handy for a shorter bout of craving. For a long time effect it will have to be combined with anti-smoking techniques
The great thing about walking for exercise is that you can do it anywhere. You have absoultuely no excuse for not getting up and walking around for at least 30 minutes a day. So it’s raining out? Take an umbrella! Seriously, just get out for a short walk around the block a couple times and you’ll thank yourself for it later. If its absolutely miserable out, just walking around your house or apartment a while is better than nothing.
Walking for exercise is extremely low impact, and so anyone of any age can do it safely and frequently without worrying about damaging themselves. Running and other more strenuous forms of exercise can cause all kinds of joint pain and soreness, and isn’t recommended unless you are in otherwise good shape.
Walking for exercise
A lot of recent studies into different forms of exercise are showing that walking is every bit as good for you as running or other more vigorous exercises, you just need to do it longer. If you are walking for exercise, go for at least 30 minutes or even an hour. The more the better, as you can’t hurt yourself by walking too much.
There are a lot of exercise programs that are beginning to realize the benefits of walking for exercise. As it is something virtually anyone that can walk can do, there is a huge target market for walking programs. I’d recommend any program that motivates you to walk frequently,a walk to remember. Even without one, there are hiking and walking clubs all over the place to join. Not only can walking for exercise be a way to maintain good health, but it can be a good way to meet new people and form new networks.
With so many benefits and virtually no cons, you can’t go wrong with walking for exercise. Its only drawback is that it takes time to do, but it is time well spent. What is the value of good health and longevity?
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