{UAH} Benefits of walking to Work

Benefits of walking to Work

* Human body is made to walk

* Walking 30 minutes a day cuts the rate of people becoming diabetic by more than half and it cuts the risk of people over 60 becoming diabetic by almost 70%

* Walking cuts the risk of stroke by more than 25%

* Walking reduces hypertension

* The body has over 100,000 miles of blood vessels

* Those blood vessels are more supple and healthier when we walk

* Walking cuts the risk of cancer as well as diabetes and stroke

* Women who walk have a 20 % lower likelihood of getting breast cancer and a 31 % lower risk of getting colon cancer

* Women with breast cancer who walk regularly can reduce their recurrence rate and their mortality rate by over 50%

* The human body works better when we walk

* The body resists diseases better when we walk, and the body heals faster when we walk.

* We don't have to walk a lot

* Thirty minutes a day has a huge impact on our health

* Men who walk thirty minutes a day have a significantly lower level of prostate cancer

* Men who walk regularly have a 60% lower risk of colon cancer

* For men with prostate cancer, studies have shown that walkers have a 46% lower mortality rate

* Walking also helps prevent depression, people who walk regularly are more likely to see improvements in their depression.

* In one study, people who walked and took medication scored twice as well in 30 days as the women who only took the medication

* Another study showed that depressed people who walked regularly had a significantly higher level of not being depressed in a year compared to depressed people who did not walk

* The body generates endorphins when we walk

* Endorphins help us feel good

* Walking strengthens the heart

* Walking strengthens bones

* Walking improves the circulatory system

* Walking generates positive neurochemicals

* Healthy eating is important but dieting can trigger negative neurochemicals and can be hard to do

* Walking generates positive neurochemicals

* People look forward to walking and enjoy walking

* Research shows that Fit beats Fat for many people

* Walking half an hour a day has health benefits that exceed the benefits of losing 20 pounds

* When we walk every day, our bodies are healthier and stronger

* A single 30 minute walk can reduce blood pressure by five points for over 20 hours

* Walking reduces the risk of blood clots in your legs

* People who walk regularly have much lower risk of deep vein thrombosis

* People who walk are less likely to catch colds, when people get colds, walkers have a 46% shorter symptom time from their colds

* Walking improves the health of our blood, as well

* Walking is a good boost of high density cholesterol and people with high levels of HDL are less likely to have heart attacks and stroke

* Walking significantly diminishes the risk of hip fracture, the need for gallstone surgery is 20 to 31% lower for walkers

* Walking is the right thing to do

* The best news is that the 30 minutes doesn't have to be done in one lump of time

* Two 15 minute walks achieve the same goals

* Three 10 minute walks achieve most of those goals

* We can walk 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes at night and achieve our walking goals


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