Are you walking? Walking provides not only great exercise for your body but it also can serve as a stress reliever. Do you ever feel sluggish or not motivated to do anything? Next time this happens, go take a walk. It can revitalize your day and help reduce stress. It can also serve as a great way to catch up with a girlfriend or enjoy the changing seasons.
If you are still not motivated, then look at this list from the AARP that lists the benefits of walking and see if any of them catch your attention.
Walking can help:
• Manage your weight.
• Control your blood pressure.
• Decrease your risk of heart attack.
• Boost "good" cholesterol – the level of high-density lipoproteins (HDL).
• Lower your risk of stroke.
• Reduce your risk of breast cancer and type 2 diabetes.
• Avoid your need for gallstone surgery.
• Protect against hip fracture.
Tips on walking excerpted from the AARP article, The Numerous Benefits of Walking.
Let's get walking...
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