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The Many Health Benefits of Long Walks

The next time you have a check-up, don’t be surprised if your doctor hands you a prescription to go for walks. Yes, this simple activity that you’ve been doing since you were about a year old is now being touted as “the closest thing we have to a wonder drug,” in the words of Dr. ...

Raven Montmorency

Woman walking with a leather handbag.

Upper Body Movement While Walking Is the Key to Lower Blood Pressure

Most lifestyle-related diseases can be improved through exercise, especially walking. Conventional thinking says that walking 8,000-10,000 steps a day is good for health. One study pointed out that after three months of walking 30 minutes a day, blood pressure dropped by 15 mm Hg. While it is clear that blood pressure does drop when walking ...

Helen London

Walking as an exercise.