Walking the Magical Elixir: The Zen of Walking

Walking the Magical Elixir - 19 reasons why.Here's why! 1.It burns plenty of calories = you lose weight - 2. It requires less gear than running! And it doesn't destroy joints -3.Walking will help lower blood sugar - and prevents or treats diabetes - 4 It's a great mood booster and improves emotional health -it is a good way to clear your head - walking, like other cardiovascular activities, can help ease anxiety, depression and overall bad moods - 5.It strengthens you heart - prevents strokes and heart attacks - 6.It eases joint pain - walking not only helps keep your joints lubricated and healthy - it also helps you strengthen the surrounding muscles-7.It'll strengthen your legs - for stronger and more toned legs, walk every day - (rough terrain and hills are even better) -8.It's good for immune health - critical in warding off viruses -walking every day for less than an hour may help you fight off upper respiratory infections (or recover faster if you do catch one) - 9.It could add years to your life - it could help you live longer!10.Improves creativity - it can get those creative juices flowing, researchers found that walking can boost creativity by 60 percent - and it doesn't matter where you do it!11. It builds stronger bones - it forces your body to work against gravity - improves bone health - 12.It's appropriate for all fitness levels -13.Helps improve quality of sleep-14.Make new and likeminded friends - 15.Walking a mile burns just as many calories as running, it just takes longer -16.Walking has been proven to be an effective treatment for mild depression, reducing symptoms by 47% -17.Walking can reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes by 58%.18.It reduces the risk of developing breast cancer. Researchers already know that any kind of physical activity blunts the risk of breast cancer -19.IMPROVES QUALITY & EFFICIENCY OF SLEEP -Regular exercise like daily walking can help in reducing stress, anxiety and other mood disorder. Stress is a common cause of sleep problems, including trouble falling asleep and restless sleep during the night. Thus, regular walking has a positive effect on Quality of sleep, amount of deep sleep, total sleep time, Time to fall asleep, and overall efficiency of sleep.