4. Walking Can Help Prevent or Control Diabetes
According to the results from the Harvard Nurses’ Health Study, women who walked at least thirty minutes daily decreased their risk of diabetes by 30%. Walking has proven to be effective at shrinking dangerous abdominal fat that can cause diabetes.
5. Walking Can Help Reduce Risk of Cancer
A research study done in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention found that women who walked at least seven hours per week were 14% less likely to develop breast cancer. Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, and Harvard University, found that men who had prostate cancer and who walked at least three hours a week reduced their chances of a recurrence.
6. Walking Can Help Reduce Pain and Improve Mobility
Exercise walking, the speed at which talking is difficult, spurs the release of endorphins which are pain-inhibiting hormones.
