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Walking is simple, free and one of the easiest ways to get more active, lose weight and become healthier.
Sometimes overlooked as a form of exercise, walking briskly can help you build stamina, burn excess calories, and make your heart healthier.
Set a monthly goal and post your steps daily. Setting a specific goal will make sure that you stay accountable and get enough walking in to make a difference.
You can use a Fitbit or a pedometer app on your mobile phone, for example, to track your daily steps or the distance of your workouts.
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9 science-based benefits of walking:
1. Lowers blood sugar
2. Lowers triglycerides
3. Reduces inflammation
4. Boosts blood flow to the brain
5. Reduces/prevents back pain
6. Strengthens bones and muscles
7. Strengthens the heart
8. Improves mood
9. Burns calories
Got 5 minutes? 3 quick in-home walks from Leslie Sansone:
Although an old article, it was featured this week in Dr Jenna Macciochi's The Science of Staying Well newsletter, and I thought I'd share it here as another incentive to get those steps in:
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Move your lymph for optimal immune function
Getting moving is one of the best things we can do for our bodies. The benefits are almost endless: improved insulin resistance and cardiovascular health, good for our muscles and bones (especially as we age), improved cognition, mood and coordination. The list goes on. But exercise also has a profound, yet much less appreciated effect on our immunity. You may think that exercise associated immunological changes aren’t a big deal. Surely it is fat loss and muscle gain that are the desired outcomes of moving our bodies? I’d argue otherwise. Let’s take a look why: