Benefits of walking

Contributed by Paresh Mehta (Bombay Sales Agency)

• 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