BENEFITS OF WALKING: THE HUMAN BODY IS MADE TO WALK

February 07, 2014

BENEFITS OF WALKING: THE HUMAN BODY IS MADE TO WALK

BENEFITS OF WALKING: THE HUMAN BODY

IS MADE TO WALK

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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 percent.

Walking cuts the risk of stroke by more than 25 percent.

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 percent lower likelihood
of getting breast cancer and a 31 percent 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 percent.

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. Mr Lee Kuan Yew Now 104,
at his age walks only 13 min. a day
Men who walk thirty minutes a day have a significantly
lower level of prostate cancer. Men who walk regularly
have a 60 percent lower risk of colon cancer.

For men with prostate cancer, studies have shown that
walkers have a 46 percent lower mortality rate.

Walking also helps prevent depression, and 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 Neuro-chemicals. Healthy
eating is important but dieting can trigger negative
neuro-chemicals and can be hard to do.

Walking generates positive neuro-chemicals. People
look forward to walking and enjoy walking.

And 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, and
when people get colds, walkers have a 46 percent
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
and the need for gallstone surgery is 20 to 31 percent
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. It helps the body heal. It keeps the
body healthy. It improves our biological health, our
physical health, our psycho-social health, and helps with
our emotional health. Walking can literally add years
entire years to your life.

So it's good, all the time, to walk.

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