Walking Can Lower Risk of Heart-Related Conditions as Much as Running

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Walking briskly can lower your risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes as much as running can, according to surprising findings reported in the American Heart Association journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.

Researchers analyzed 33,060 runners in the National Runners' Health Study and 15,045 walkers in the National Walkers' Health Study. They found that the same energy used for moderate intensity walking and vigorous intensity running resulted in similar reductions in risk for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and possibly coronary heart disease over the study's six years.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130404170225.htm
 
It isn't a surprise to me! :D

Same here, still walking as I am not a car driver, but having problems with lots of joints and the left knee is painful, but it wont stop me, I just love been out and about in the fresh ( well relatively fresh) air :D It's wonderful.

Sheena
 
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