WHAT WALKING FOR 30 MINUTES A DAY CAN DO FOR YOU

Considered one of the easiest types of exercise, walking can be very beneficial for your health. Let me show you some of the main benefits of a daily 30-minute walk.

Weight Management

A daily walk can help you maintain a healthy weight level or even assist you with weight loss. This, of course, all depends on the intensity of your walk and how long it lasts. The longer and faster you go, the more calories you will burn. By burning more calories, you will boost your metabolism to continue to burn calories throughout the day, helping with fat loss. 

Cardiovascular Health

Getting your heart to pump just that little bit more will improve your cardiovascular health by making it stronger, lowering cholesterol, improving your blood circulation, and lowering blood pressure.

Healthy Bones and Joints

Walking improves any joint stiffness or pain you may be feeling as the movement made by walking helps lubricate the joints and strengthen the bones, which will also reduce the risk of osteoporosis. 

Improves Digestion

As you walk the movement of the muscles in your abdomen and intestine become stimulated, helping the movement of food through the digestive system, reducing constipation and improving overall gut health.

Boosts the Immune System

Any type of moderate-intensity exercise, like walking, will boost your immune system, making you less vulnerable to infection. This is because exercise makes antibodies and white blood cells more active, circulating faster to detect any illnesses that they might not have found as easily before.

Blood Sugar Level Management

The movement you make as you walk stimulates the contraction of muscle and blood flow, helping to move glucose into your muscle cells. This will control the levels of sugar in your blood, making you less sensitive to insulin, therefore reducing the risk of diabetes. 

Increasing Energy

Walking promotes oxygen flow through your body, improving cardiovascular fitness and releasing endorphins, which improve mood.

Mental Health

It has been proven regular walks help with mental well-being by reducing symptoms of stress and anxiety. Your mood will be improved, your self-esteem will rise, and you will be able to sleep better. Getting enough sleep is very important for overall mental health and well-being. 

Improves Intelligence

Walking has been linked to the improvement of brain health and the reduction of brain aging diseases such as dementia. This is because it helps with the release of a protein called BDNF which is important for the existence of brain neurons and the production of new ones.

Bringing overall health and well-being, walking has been proven to increase lifespan by reducing the risks of chronic diseases. It is important, however, to remember to maintain a steady and consistent walking routine to see results, and as you start seeing results you need to increase the intensity and duration to optimize the benefits.

Here is something that can help you with your goals:

This  3D Fitness Tracker and digital watch can record your steps for both walking and running, the distance in both kilometers and miles, how many calories you burn and how long you've exercised for. Suitable for everyone no matter what their age, that want to track their steps as they exercise.