Why is walking the best exercise?

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If exercises were food, we can easily regard walking as the super food. Not because it has more benefits than all the other exercises but it is by far the most convenient one to do. A simple activity like walking will make you move your muscles and help fight coronary diseases.

1. It is extremely easy

The very thought of having to drive to the gym or laying down the mat for an indoor workout or getting ready to step on the treadmill can be daunting to a big majority. This is specially the case with those who are not regular exercisers and struggle with consistency. Not everybody has that fitness craze built in them.

Walking on the other hand doesn’t need you to do any of it. Just get up and step out. That’s pretty much all you need.

You do not have to buy a gym membership or hire a personal trainer or buy workout clothing. You can consider buying walking shoes but that’s not compulsory. Plus, there’s no need to spend a lot of time on watching the tutorials to learn the right angles or pose.

There are no do’s and don’ts of walking neither any special instructions for different genders and ages, except for one ruling, the more the better. It is effortless, low impact and low intensity and therefore, available to everyone.

2. No excuse is an excuse

One of the best things about walking is that there is no special setup required for it. This means no reason is big enough to keep you from walking be it a back ache, joint pain, obesity etc. Yes, walking pace can be adjusted according to one’s comfort but there is no harm unlike many yoga postures and gym machines that are highly prohibited to be used with any of such issues.

3. Walking tones the overall body

   Walking is a complete body workout. Unlike other forms of workouts, it does not focus toning a certain part of the body. Rather, the entire body is engaged when we brisk walk. As you walk, along with your legs, your arms move, calf muscles, hamstrings and core muscles are in action. It is like getting a complete makeover in quarter the original price.

4. Suits both introverts and extroverts

As much as extroverts can enjoy walking on a park track with a routine and getting to meet new people and widen their social circle, the introverts can be equally enjoying it by practicing it at home. Thus, they are free from the challenge of having a focused walk without being awkward amongst so many people in the outside world. They can even just march at one place if they feel the most comfortable in a specific corner of their room. Hence, here is a great solo work out for the introverts out there in the form of brisk walking.

5. No need for a fixed schedule

Just changing your life choices, a bit can easily make you complete the daily challenge of at least brisk walking 30 minutes a day. For instance, taking stairs instead of lift to work, walking to workplace, university etc. instead of taking a bus. Even better, experts say you can walk three times a day for ten minutes each with intervals so cover the distance so it doesn’t really look like doing a task when you incorporate it so well in your routine and leave sedentary behavior.

6. Physical activity builds stamina

Research proves walking is one of the best ways to boost physical stamina and strengthen muscles. Although, running is better for increasing stamina but the fact that walking is more “doable” gives it an upper end for serving the purpose.

Also, if done consistently, it prevents the risk of diabetes and heart diseases and it helps in regulating blood.