Hippocrates has said that “Walking is a man’s best medicine.” You can avoid the doctor by walking combined with good sleep and a healthy diet. By walking 15-30 minutes every day can drastically improve a person’s overall appearance and health.
Bright Side has found that good old walking is a single practice which could significantly benefit the whole body and mind. You only need little effort for that.
Here are some benefits you can literally wall yourself into.
Positive brain changes
According to a study, low impact aerobic exercises, such as walking, prevent early dementia, reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, and improve overall mental health, it also reduces mental stress and maintains a higher level of endorphins.
Improved eyesight
Eyes can be the last thing to be connected with the legs, but walking actually benefits eyes’ health too. Walking can help you to fight glaucoma by relieving eye pressure.
Prevention of heart diseases
Walking is no less effective than running when it comes to the prevention of heart-related disease or stroke said the American Heart Association. You can avoid heart problems by lowering high blood pressure and cholesterol levels and improving blood circulation by walking.
Increased lung volume
Walking can help youincreases oxygen flow in the bloodstream and helps train your lungs, as well as eliminate toxins and waste as it is an aerobic exercise. Some symptoms associated with lung disease may also be relieved because of better and deeper breathing .
Beneficial effects on the pancreas
Rather than running, walking for exercise turns out to be a much more effective tool in preventing diabetes. A research was done with a group of “walkers” and “runners”. And “walkers” demonstrated improvement in glucose tolerance almost 6 times greater, how well blood sugar is absorbed by cells than that of a group of “runners,” over a 6 month trial period.