This is pretty good news. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people who walk 3 to 4 hours a week (that’s just 45 - 55 minutes a day), cut their risk of death by 50%. That’s astounding!
They studied 3,000 people for over 11 years and also found that those who walked at least 30 minutes a day cut their risk of heart disease by 34%. If you didn’t know, heart disease is our nation’s number one cause of death. Can you see why this is so important?
When you go for a brisk walk, you’re strengthening your heart, lowering your blood pressure, improving your glucose metabolism (this is really important for diabetics), relieving stress and burning calories.
So take 30 minutes out of your lunch hour and go for a walk. Surely you can eat your lunch in the remaining 30 minutes. Now that you know how important it is, the decision to get started should be easy.
4 Responses
Samantha
08|May|2007 1They cut their risk of death? Really, 50% people who walk don’t die? Wow! That is astounding.
Just giving you a hard time. Luckily, I walk allot so this is really great news for me!
Michael Byrd
08|May|2007 2Hey Samantha, I guess I should have said premature death or death by heart disease.
I take my dog for a long hike every morning, so I guess that means I’ll live forever!
Benny
12|May|2007 3Seriously? “So take 30 minutes out of your lunch hour and go for a walk. Surely you can eat your lunch in the remaining 30 minutes”? I have only half an hour lunch. And I walk all day at work. Does that count, or does it have to be thirty minutes just walking, or can it be all through the day.
Michael Byrd
13|May|2007 4Hi Benny, I’d say that if you’re walking all day at work that you’re doing just fine. Exercising at lunch would be a good option for people who mainly sit at a desk during their working hours.
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