01. Improves efficiency of your heart and lungs
02. Burns body fat and raises your metabolism so you are burning calories faster, even while you rest
03. Helps control your appetite
04. Increases your energy and elevates your mood while helping to prevent and/or reduce depression
05. Helps relieve stress, improves mental alertness and memory, and increases intellectual creativity and problem solving
06. Slows aging, and promotes healthier skin due to increased circulation
07. Lowers high blood pressure and helps control and prevent diabetes
09. Promotes intestinal regularity and restful sleep
10. Helps control addictions to nicotine, alcohol, caffeine, and other drugs
11. Strengthens your bones and reduces bone density loss in older women
12. Reduces stiffness in your joints due to inactivity or arthritis
13. Relieves most cases of chronic backache, improves flexibility and improves posture
Source: Walking Facts/Benefits
LINKING TO: Thursday Thirteen
4 and 5 for me I move everything farther away so I have to walk
ReplyDeletePlus you get to see the world. Bring your camera!
ReplyDeleteNo wonder this diet is working so well. They really push the walking.
ReplyDeleteYep, it's a good thing! My second-favorite form of exercise (after gardening). I need to make time for it every day. :)
ReplyDeleteSandy: Numbers 4 and 5 are definitely good reasons to go for a walk. I find I generally feel better mood-wise after a long walk.
ReplyDeleteColleen: Definitely! I always take my camera with me. You never know what you'll see. ☺
Alice: A doctor told one of my friends that the best forms of exercise are walking and bicycling. I really should take my bike out more than I do.
ReplyDeleteBeth: You can definitely get a good workout gardening. My lower back was killing me after I spent an afternoon helping in a friend's garden -- all that bending and stretching.
I love to walk. I hope that one day I will be able to do it on uneven ground again. Haven't had a good ramble in several years.
ReplyDeleteAnita: Here's hoping your wish comes true!
ReplyDeleteI've had my arm in a sling for four weeks due to shoulder surgery. I can't jostle it still until it heals further. My point is I miss walking. I was in the routine of using the treadmill a few times a week, and I miss it. Changes in weight, blood pressure, mood. Hope I can start walking again soon. Great post!
ReplyDeleteForgetfulone: I hope your shoulder is mending well, and that you will be walking again soon!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteGreat info. I don't walk that much anymore since I only live 2 minutes from where I work. But I do like hiking, does that count? ;)
I need to walk more
Novroz: Of course hiking counts -- probably more so as hiking tends to be over rougher ground and gives one a greater workout.
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