Transform Your Health with These 7 Amazing Benefits of Walking
Walking is one of the simplest and most easily accessible forms of exercise in the world. For most people, walking is easy to stick with and comes at little or no cost. Moreover, walking does not require any skills or equipment – just lace up those sneakers and start walking. Despite its simplicity, walking offers some amazing benefits. Recent research has shown that walking at a brisk pace for at least 150 minutes a week can help your overall health.
Here are the seven most amazing benefits of walking:
Improves Cardiovascular Health
Walking helps lower blood pressure, blood sugar, and blood “bad” cholesterol. Therefore, reducing the risk of serious diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and several types of cancer.
Walking Boosts Mood
Walking releases hormones called endorphins, these hormones also known as the” feel good” hormones are natural painkillers that create a general feeling of well-being and relaxation. These can help alleviate the symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Increases Energy
Walking can help increase energy and stamina levels thereby decreasing the feeling of fatigue especially in people with sedentary lifestyles.
Helps Maintain a Healthy Weight
Walking helps with weight loss and maintenance, especially when combined with a nutritious and healthy diet.
Increases Bone Density
Walking is a weight-bearing exercise that can strengthen the bones by increasing their density thereby reducing the risk of osteoporosis and fractures.
Improves Sleep
Walking regularly can help regulate sleep patterns and improve the quality of sleep because walking helps the body release a neurotransmitter called serotonin which helps regulate sleep.
Reduces Stress
Walking can help improve your stress levels, improve your mental and emotional well-being, and reduce the risk of depression.
Remember, every step counts so lace up those sneakers and walk. Short walks, long walks It doesn’t matter as long as you are doing it consistently. Hey, you only have to walk for a minimum of two and a half hours a week for you to get all these amazing benefits. So, let’s do it!
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10 Comments
Luciene
To anyone who’s reading this:
You are strong. You are beautiful. You are powerful.
Remind yourself that working out is not a punishment for what you ate, but a celebration of what your body can do!
I hope you have a fantastic day :))
Prince Btee
Hum.. Needs to do more of walking. Thanks for the information.
ADE ASHEINA
Wow am so happy to read your post please keep it coming, am always looking forward to read your post its always helpful. Reading about benefits of Walking: Cardiovascular health, How walking Boost Mood, Healthy weight, Bone density and most importantly reduces strees and personally help with my sleeping paterns.
Thank you.
Osmondoo
Great article. Very informative. Thanksssss
ANGULU
Nice to actually know all the BENEFITS of walking. It does the body real good (overall) and it’s one of my favorite exercises.
I’m used to walking every other day for a week (190min.)
KEEP IT COMING Michael, I’m loving it. 👍
Osmondoo
Great article. Very informative. Thanks
Wale adebayo
Thanks, Alafia Fitness, for providing valuable information regarding our health. I found the 5 exercises you mentioned vital to body transformation, and your guidance is easy to follow.
The vegetable-induced diet to burn belly fat is also as significant as the exercises themselves, and their importance in helping us live a healthy and fruitful live cannot be overemphasized. I’ll continue to visit your site for updates and link up with you when necessary. Thanks once again!
Wale John Bayo
Antonio Tomachi
Hey Michael.
I just want to take a moment to thank you for the insight you’ve provided. Your expertise and knowledge of the subject matter has been invaluable in helping me to understand and apply what I’ve read.
Remember ‘Health is Wealth’
Keep up the great work.
Simon Amos
Got my walking shoes on and here we go, great article. Keep it coming
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