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Walking briskly for 30 minutes, four to seven days a week can help reduce the risk of morbidity and mortality from Chronic Diseases such as heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, obesity, osteoporosis, type 2 diabetes, falls and injuries and certain cancers.
Walking also reduces anxiety, depression and stress levels. Plus, walking helps you feel more energized through the day.
Walking to Improve Your Health (Public Health Agency of Canada)
Mov'n with Attitude pedometer kit - Track the number of steps you are taking toward better health. Borrow a Mov'n with Attitude pedometer kit from your public library.
Walk21 - Walk21 has a vision to create a world where people choose and are able to walk as a way to travel, to be healthy and to relax.
Other Ways to be Active
Not everyone enjoys walking as a physical activity choice and that's okay because there are so many ways that you can be active at work, at home and at play...more.
