Health Benefits of Walking

Health Benefits of Walking



20: Walking 20 minutes/day will burn 7 pounds of body fat/year.



45: Walking 45 minutes/day halves the odds of catching a cold.



1: Walking 1 minute can extend life by 1.5-2 minutes.



20: Walking 20-25 minutes/week can extend life by several years.



Dementia: Seniors who walk 6-9 miles/week are less likely to suffer from mental decline as they age, including dementia.



Diabetes: Walking 30 minutes/day, 5 days/week, along with moderate diet changes, can halve risk of Type 2 Diabetes.



Heart Disease: Walking 30 minutes/day, 5 days/week can halve the risk of heart disease and reduce stress, cholesterol, and blood pressure.



Arthritis: Walking can reduce pain, improve function, mobility, mood, and quality of life, without worsening symptoms.



Depression: Walking trigger endorphins, promotes relaxation, and prevents anxiety and depression.



Walking 3-5 hours/week reduces mortality by 50% in women with breast cancer



Women who walk for 1 hour/day, 5 days/week and consume 1,500 calories/day can lose and keep off 25 lbs



Walking 30 min/day, 4 days/week can reduce the risk of diabetes by nearly 60%



Prostate cancer patients who walk 90 min/week have nearly 50% lower morality risk



Women who walk regularly are 31% less likely to develop colon cancer than those who exercise less than one hour/week HEALTH BENEFITS oWALKING 20 WALKING 20 MINUTES/DAY WILL BURN 7 POUND OF BODY FAT/ YEAR 45 20 WALKING 45 MINUTES/ DAY HALVES ODDS OF WALKING 1 MINUTE WALKING 20-25 MINUTES/WEEK CAN CAN EXTEND LIFE BY 1.5-2 MINUTES EXTEND LIFE BY SEVERAL YEARS CATCHING A COLD DEMENTIA HEART DISEASE DIABETES Walking 30 minutes/day, 5 days/week, along with moderate diet changes, can halve risk of Type 2 Diabetes. Seniors who walk 6-9 miles/week are less likely to Walking 30 minutes/day, 5 days/week can halve the risk of heart disease and reduce stress, cholesterol, and blood pressure. suffer from mental decline as they age, including dementia. ARTHRITIS DEPRESSION Walking can reduce pain and improve function, mobility, mood, and quality of life, without worsening symptoms. Walking triggers endorphins, promotes relaxation, and prevents anxiety and depression. WALKING 3-5 HOURS/ WEEK REDUCES PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS WHO WALK WOMEN WHO WALK REGULARLY ARE 31% LESS LIKELY TO WOMEN WHO WALK FOR 1 HOUR/ DAY, 5 DAYS/WEEK AND CONSUME 1,500 CALORIES/ DAY CAN LOSE WALKING 30 MIN/ DAY, 4 DAYS/WEEK CAN REDUCE THE MORTALITY BY 50% 90 MIN/WEEK HAVE DEVELOP COLON CANCER THAN LB IN WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER RISK OF DIABETES BY NEARLY 60% NEARLY 50% LOWER THOSE WHO EXERCISE LESS AND KEEP OFF 25 LBS MORTALITY RISK THAN ONE HOUR/ WEEK Every Body WALK! www.EVERYBODYWALK.ORG The Campaign to Get America Walking HEALTH BENEFITS oWALKING 20 WALKING 20 MINUTES/DAY WILL BURN 7 POUND OF BODY FAT/ YEAR 45 20 WALKING 45 MINUTES/ DAY HALVES ODDS OF WALKING 1 MINUTE WALKING 20-25 MINUTES/WEEK CAN CAN EXTEND LIFE BY 1.5-2 MINUTES EXTEND LIFE BY SEVERAL YEARS CATCHING A COLD DEMENTIA HEART DISEASE DIABETES Walking 30 minutes/day, 5 days/week, along with moderate diet changes, can halve risk of Type 2 Diabetes. Seniors who walk 6-9 miles/week are less likely to Walking 30 minutes/day, 5 days/week can halve the risk of heart disease and reduce stress, cholesterol, and blood pressure. suffer from mental decline as they age, including dementia. ARTHRITIS DEPRESSION Walking can reduce pain and improve function, mobility, mood, and quality of life, without worsening symptoms. Walking triggers endorphins, promotes relaxation, and prevents anxiety and depression. WALKING 3-5 HOURS/ WEEK REDUCES PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS WHO WALK WOMEN WHO WALK REGULARLY ARE 31% LESS LIKELY TO WOMEN WHO WALK FOR 1 HOUR/ DAY, 5 DAYS/WEEK AND CONSUME 1,500 CALORIES/ DAY CAN LOSE WALKING 30 MIN/ DAY, 4 DAYS/WEEK CAN REDUCE THE MORTALITY BY 50% 90 MIN/WEEK HAVE DEVELOP COLON CANCER THAN LB IN WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER RISK OF DIABETES BY NEARLY 60% NEARLY 50% LOWER THOSE WHO EXERCISE LESS AND KEEP OFF 25 LBS MORTALITY RISK THAN ONE HOUR/ WEEK Every Body WALK! www.EVERYBODYWALK.ORG The Campaign to Get America Walking HEALTH BENEFITS oWALKING 20 WALKING 20 MINUTES/DAY WILL BURN 7 POUND OF BODY FAT/ YEAR 45 20 WALKING 45 MINUTES/ DAY HALVES ODDS OF WALKING 1 MINUTE WALKING 20-25 MINUTES/WEEK CAN CAN EXTEND LIFE BY 1.5-2 MINUTES EXTEND LIFE BY SEVERAL YEARS CATCHING A COLD DEMENTIA HEART DISEASE DIABETES Walking 30 minutes/day, 5 days/week, along with moderate diet changes, can halve risk of Type 2 Diabetes. Seniors who walk 6-9 miles/week are less likely to Walking 30 minutes/day, 5 days/week can halve the risk of heart disease and reduce stress, cholesterol, and blood pressure. suffer from mental decline as they age, including dementia. ARTHRITIS DEPRESSION Walking can reduce pain and improve function, mobility, mood, and quality of life, without worsening symptoms. Walking triggers endorphins, promotes relaxation, and prevents anxiety and depression. WALKING 3-5 HOURS/ WEEK REDUCES PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS WHO WALK WOMEN WHO WALK REGULARLY ARE 31% LESS LIKELY TO WOMEN WHO WALK FOR 1 HOUR/ DAY, 5 DAYS/WEEK AND CONSUME 1,500 CALORIES/ DAY CAN LOSE WALKING 30 MIN/ DAY, 4 DAYS/WEEK CAN REDUCE THE MORTALITY BY 50% 90 MIN/WEEK HAVE DEVELOP COLON CANCER THAN LB IN WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER RISK OF DIABETES BY NEARLY 60% NEARLY 50% LOWER THOSE WHO EXERCISE LESS AND KEEP OFF 25 LBS MORTALITY RISK THAN ONE HOUR/ WEEK Every Body WALK! www.EVERYBODYWALK.ORG The Campaign to Get America Walking HEALTH BENEFITS oWALKING 20 WALKING 20 MINUTES/DAY WILL BURN 7 POUND OF BODY FAT/ YEAR 45 20 WALKING 45 MINUTES/ DAY HALVES ODDS OF WALKING 1 MINUTE WALKING 20-25 MINUTES/WEEK CAN CAN EXTEND LIFE BY 1.5-2 MINUTES EXTEND LIFE BY SEVERAL YEARS CATCHING A COLD DEMENTIA HEART DISEASE DIABETES Walking 30 minutes/day, 5 days/week, along with moderate diet changes, can halve risk of Type 2 Diabetes. Seniors who walk 6-9 miles/week are less likely to Walking 30 minutes/day, 5 days/week can halve the risk of heart disease and reduce stress, cholesterol, and blood pressure. suffer from mental decline as they age, including dementia. ARTHRITIS DEPRESSION Walking can reduce pain and improve function, mobility, mood, and quality of life, without worsening symptoms. Walking triggers endorphins, promotes relaxation, and prevents anxiety and depression. WALKING 3-5 HOURS/ WEEK REDUCES PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS WHO WALK WOMEN WHO WALK REGULARLY ARE 31% LESS LIKELY TO WOMEN WHO WALK FOR 1 HOUR/ DAY, 5 DAYS/WEEK AND CONSUME 1,500 CALORIES/ DAY CAN LOSE WALKING 30 MIN/ DAY, 4 DAYS/WEEK CAN REDUCE THE MORTALITY BY 50% 90 MIN/WEEK HAVE DEVELOP COLON CANCER THAN LB IN WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER RISK OF DIABETES BY NEARLY 60% NEARLY 50% LOWER THOSE WHO EXERCISE LESS AND KEEP OFF 25 LBS MORTALITY RISK THAN ONE HOUR/ WEEK Every Body WALK! www.EVERYBODYWALK.ORG The Campaign to Get America Walking HEALTH BENEFITS oWALKING 20 WALKING 20 MINUTES/DAY WILL BURN 7 POUND OF BODY FAT/ YEAR 45 20 WALKING 45 MINUTES/ DAY HALVES ODDS OF WALKING 1 MINUTE WALKING 20-25 MINUTES/WEEK CAN CAN EXTEND LIFE BY 1.5-2 MINUTES EXTEND LIFE BY SEVERAL YEARS CATCHING A COLD DEMENTIA HEART DISEASE DIABETES Walking 30 minutes/day, 5 days/week, along with moderate diet changes, can halve risk of Type 2 Diabetes. Seniors who walk 6-9 miles/week are less likely to Walking 30 minutes/day, 5 days/week can halve the risk of heart disease and reduce stress, cholesterol, and blood pressure. suffer from mental decline as they age, including dementia. ARTHRITIS DEPRESSION Walking can reduce pain and improve function, mobility, mood, and quality of life, without worsening symptoms. Walking triggers endorphins, promotes relaxation, and prevents anxiety and depression. WALKING 3-5 HOURS/ WEEK REDUCES PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS WHO WALK WOMEN WHO WALK REGULARLY ARE 31% LESS LIKELY TO WOMEN WHO WALK FOR 1 HOUR/ DAY, 5 DAYS/WEEK AND CONSUME 1,500 CALORIES/ DAY CAN LOSE WALKING 30 MIN/ DAY, 4 DAYS/WEEK CAN REDUCE THE MORTALITY BY 50% 90 MIN/WEEK HAVE DEVELOP COLON CANCER THAN LB IN WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER RISK OF DIABETES BY NEARLY 60% NEARLY 50% LOWER THOSE WHO EXERCISE LESS AND KEEP OFF 25 LBS MORTALITY RISK THAN ONE HOUR/ WEEK Every Body WALK! www.EVERYBODYWALK.ORG The Campaign to Get America Walking HEALTH BENEFITS oWALKING 20 WALKING 20 MINUTES/DAY WILL BURN 7 POUND OF BODY FAT/ YEAR 45 20 WALKING 45 MINUTES/ DAY HALVES ODDS OF WALKING 1 MINUTE WALKING 20-25 MINUTES/WEEK CAN CAN EXTEND LIFE BY 1.5-2 MINUTES EXTEND LIFE BY SEVERAL YEARS CATCHING A COLD DEMENTIA HEART DISEASE DIABETES Walking 30 minutes/day, 5 days/week, along with moderate diet changes, can halve risk of Type 2 Diabetes. Seniors who walk 6-9 miles/week are less likely to Walking 30 minutes/day, 5 days/week can halve the risk of heart disease and reduce stress, cholesterol, and blood pressure. suffer from mental decline as they age, including dementia. ARTHRITIS DEPRESSION Walking can reduce pain and improve function, mobility, mood, and quality of life, without worsening symptoms. Walking triggers endorphins, promotes relaxation, and prevents anxiety and depression. WALKING 3-5 HOURS/ WEEK REDUCES PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS WHO WALK WOMEN WHO WALK REGULARLY ARE 31% LESS LIKELY TO WOMEN WHO WALK FOR 1 HOUR/ DAY, 5 DAYS/WEEK AND CONSUME 1,500 CALORIES/ DAY CAN LOSE WALKING 30 MIN/ DAY, 4 DAYS/WEEK CAN REDUCE THE MORTALITY BY 50% 90 MIN/WEEK HAVE DEVELOP COLON CANCER THAN LB IN WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER RISK OF DIABETES BY NEARLY 60% NEARLY 50% LOWER THOSE WHO EXERCISE LESS AND KEEP OFF 25 LBS MORTALITY RISK THAN ONE HOUR/ WEEK Every Body WALK! www.EVERYBODYWALK.ORG The Campaign to Get America Walking