The goal of walking 10,000 steps a day was popularized in Japan about 40 years ago. Think about it. The Japanese tend to be healthier than Americans. Besides eating a healthier diet of primarily fish, rice and vegetables, the Japanese walk more in their daily lives. 10,000 steps a day equals about 5 miles a day, depending on your stride.
The average American eats a fattier, more processed diet and typically walks between 5,500 to 7,500 steps a day. That roughly equals to a little over 2.5 to 3.5 miles a day.
Walking is a fairly easy activity to do. You can walk almost anywhere, at any time, and in Here are some benefits that you can gain.
- Walking reduces your risk of type 2 diabetes by about 60% if you walk 150 minutes a week. Walking promotes efficient use of glucose by the muscles for improved blood sugar levels and proper utilization of insulin in the body.
- Walking 3 times a week for 30 minutes can increase your cardio-respiratory health. Plus it lowers your bad cholesterol (LDL) and raises your good cholesterol (HDL).
- Walking reduces your blood pressure. It improves blood flow that increases oxygen to your muscles. This, in turn, relaxes your blood vessels and helps to lower your blood pressure.
- Walking reduces your risk of stroke. In a study of people who walked briskly for 30 minutes, five days a week, they reduced their risk of stroke by 40%.
- Walking helps you beat breast cancer. Women who are diagnosed with breast cancer have a 45% greater chance of survival by walking regularly.
- Walking saves your memory. Walking increases blood flow to your brain. People who walk regularly have a 27% lower risk of developing dementia than those who don’t walk as much.
- Walking boosts your mood and helps prevent depression. People with depression, who walked for 30 minutes, 3 to 5 times a week for 3 months, reduced their symptoms by 47%.
- Walking promotes bone health. Walking can increase your bone density and slow down bone loss.
So, go get a pedometer and start walking to reap these benefits.
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