At the beginning of the year are good intentions but do them better build them start a walking routine, you only need comfortable clothing and good shoes, if you cannot do outdoor  consider walking at a mall, or on your home or on a treadmill.

The average American gains five to ten pounds during the holidays.  The New Year is the perfect time to focus on getting back on the health track.  Regular exercise is among the most beneficial health-promoting activities we can do for ourselves.  There is no drug or medical treatment that can even come close to the benefits gained with regular physical activity.

Walking is a very natural and simple form of exercise.  It doesn’t require expensive or specialized equipment like many other forms of exercise.  Even the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates recognized the benefits of walking more than 2000 years ago stating, “Walking is man’s best medicine.”

Walking is a low impact aerobic activity.  That is, it is low impact because it does not put undue strain on the limbs and joints of the body.  The act of walking delivers only up to one and a half an individual’s body weight on the foot with each step.  Running and jogging on the other hand can deliver an impact to the lower extremities up to seven times the weight of a person’s body.

Walking is aerobic in that it requires increased oxygen delivery to the muscles, including the heart.  One can stroll at about 2 to 3 miles per hour and not really increase the heart rate above a normal range… continue reading

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