Debra Pugh 2015

Debra Pugh 2015

Walking has many Health Benefit

There are many different forms of exercise for beginners to experts, with various health benefits too. One basic form of exercise is walking. It is a gentle, low impact exercise that has many benefits to improve a persons health. It is safe, simple, does not require a certain skill, or practice, and does not cost any money.

Hippocrates said that walking is mans best medicine. Thousands of years later, experts are still discovering the many benefits of a daily walking program which is explained below by the Mayo Clinic and the Arthritis Foundation.

Heart Health

Walking can reduce the risk of heart attack or strokes. It lowers the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) and at the same time it raises the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (the good cholesterol). It also lowers peoples blood pressure.

Diabetes

Walking can decrease the chance of getting Type 2 diabetes. If a person already has this diagnosis, it can help to manage the symptoms. It can also lower peoples insulin level.

Weight Loss

Walking can help people to lose weight. A pound of fat is the same as 3,500 calories. The faster a person walks then the more calories they burn. Walking tones the muscles throughout the body, but especially tones the legs and the core muscles of the back, waist and abdomen. The more muscle a person has, then the higher the metabolism will be which means that they burn more calories. If a person has a healthy weight, it takes pressure off of the hips, knees, ankles and feet which can reduce pain. Walking also reduces the stress hormone cortisol which is known to cause weight gain.

Arthritis

Because walking is a weight bearing activity, it strengthens the bones which can help to prevent osteoporosis (a form of arthritis where bones become more fragile and likely to fracture). The movement increases the production of synovial fluid (lubricates the knees) which can decrease pain and stiffness. Walking can also lower the risk of blood clots by helping the calf muscles squeeze deep veins and keep blood pumping back to the heart.

Brain Health

Studies show that walking can decrease the risk of Alzheimers disease and age related dementia. It can improve a persons mood by helping them to feel less anxious or sad. Because of the increase of blood flow and oxygen to the brain, it can improve peoples memory. Ginkgo Sense is a supplement made from the ginkgo plant and it has been known to help peoples memory for over 3,000 years.

For people who are looking for a simple way to improve their health, take the advice of Hippocrates when he said walking is mans best medicine and reap the many health benefits. For help with energy in starting a walking program, try Peak Endurance. It is a natural berry flavored drink that is packed with many B vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, and ATP (adenosine triphosphate that decreases as we age) that improves energy, metabolism, stress, aging, and thinking clearer. It only has 30 calories, 0 fat, and 1 gram of natural sugar from the stevia plant.

(Debra Pugh, author of the book, Fibromyalgia and Fatigue: A Recipe for Feeling Fit and Healthy, has a bachelors degree, is a certified personal trainer, and a certified sports nutritionist. She hasover 25 years of experience in counseling people in Health and Wellness such as weight loss, exercise, nutrition, increased energy, balance, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, auto-immune disorders, arthritis, hormones, toxins, cleansers, and supplements. For more information or to buy a book, call 806-298-5504, email DebraPugh@windstream.net, or website at http://www.FibroAndFit4Life.com.)

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