The Benefits Of Walking

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Walking and its benefits

Every channel you turn to, every magazine you flip through, and every sports store you go to, shows the concept of exercising. Most people think of exercise as too much work. They make excuses like I don’t have enough time, or I’ll do it later. The purpose of this speech is to persuade my listeners to get out their walking shoes and start reaping the benefits of a healthy life and start walking. First we will discover how walking benefits our bodies, second uncover how easy it is to incorporate walking in to our daily lives, and third reveal the only equipment that one needs to take the first step putting one foot in front of the other.
For many of us we are always finding ways to get out of exercising. Either we are too busy or we are putting it off until we have more time, but actually we never get the time to exercise and we just see ourselves jumping from a size 6 to a size 12. Well I have help for you. We were all born with 2 arms and 2 legs, so lets put those legs to the use they were intended.
Walking is one of the easiest forms of exercise and provides many health benefits. In fact according to an article by Chris Fenn, recent research shows that high-energy workouts combined with a strict diet are not an effective, long term, route to weight loss and fitness. They key to losing a few pounds and staying fit is to eat less and incorporating more moderate exercise such as walking into daily routines. Along with being a daily part of our lives walking is shown to be a catalyst for connecting people with many other aspects of health such as healthy eating, smoking cessation and relaxation.
According to www.countryside.gov, people who are fitter have a greater chance of living longer. Research has shown that people who walk approximately 20-25 miles a week outlive those who don’t walk by several years. In addition, every minute of walking can extend you life by 1.5 to 2 minutes acc...