Amazing Health Benefits of Walking

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Walking can help your brain flow.

Walking boosts brain blood supply, enhancing cognition and well-being (2017 study, Journal of Experimental Biology).

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It protects you from heart failure.

Study: More walking, longer, faster, lowers heart failure risk. Best: brisk 40min, 2-3 times/week by post-menopausal women.

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Even a little bit of walking has health benefits.

Walking, even below CDC exercise guidelines, reduces death risk by 26%. 10-yr study on 139k adults. Some activity beats none.

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And it can have even bigger benefits than running.

Walking may be as beneficial as running for heart health. In a study, walkers reduced coronary disease risk by 9.3%, runners by 4.5%.

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Walking eases back pain.

2012 study: 6-week walking = costly rehab for chronic back pain relief. Improved walking distance, less pain.

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It boosts your chances of getting pregnant.

Boost conception: Walk outdoors regularly, aiding fertility by 82% for overweight/obese women. (2018 study)

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Certain strides can lift your mood.

Happy walk boosts mood & memory. Positive gait = positive mindset. Adjust stance, focus on good.

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Walk cuts kidney death.

Study: Kidney disease patients who walked regularly had 1/3 lower risk of death. More walking, greater benefits. (Source: Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology, 2014)

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