The Wonders of Walking - #450

<div> <p>Walking seems so simple and easy, so mundane and pedestrian (literally) that it couldn't constitute an important part of your overall health and fitness plan, right?</p> <p>Wrong. Walking provides innumerable health and wellness benefits. These benefits include physical, mental, and spiritual benefits. Don't pooh pooh walking. Whether you're tracking your steps, hiking, or going for short walks throughout the day, consider adding walking to your routine.</p> <p>The wonders of walking abound. Get out there and walk!</p> <p>Check out the <a href= "https://barbell-logic.com/podcast/">Barbell Logic podcast landing page</a> for free resources, recent offers, & more.</p> <h3>Physical Health Benefits of Walking</h3> <p>As walking is a physical activity, the most obvious benefits, like other forms of physical activity, are physical health benefits.</p> <p>More walking every day - more steps - is correlated with better health outcomes.</p> <p>It may seem obvious, but humans aren't meant to sit all day in front of some type of screen.</p> <p>The low level physical activity fits solidly within the aerobic energy system, and unless you're walking briskly or up a steep incline, you shouldn't have to exert yourself too much.</p> <p>In addition to simply more activity, walking typically happens outside, which provides vitamin D from the sun, something that too many of us are lacking.</p> <p>Looking into the wonders of walking? Start with the benefits to your health and fitness.</p> <h3>Mental Health Benefits of Walking</h3> <p>You can't talk about walking without mental health. Physical activity and exercise, of course, <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLChXhFLitoHOHxNcnc9xUS6SIkykEuJOw"> improves mental health</a>.</p> <p>Walking for most people doesn't induce the same stress that a hard conditioning or lifting workout does. It can get us out in nature, under the sun, and can be done alone, with someone, or with the accompaniment of a podcast or audiobook.</p> <p>Some people meditate when they walk, as