The 50 Mile a Month Plan to Better Health

For ages the benefits of regular walking has been repeated, documented, expounded, and repeated again. Some heeded the advice and reaped the benefits as attested. Many did not and still have yet to initiate there walk exercise plan. I do not have anything new to add because it has all been said. I am here just to reiterate the virtues of walking again in the hopes I may convince a few of you who have not started yet, to walk 50 miles a month.

There are many ways you can improve your life by walking 50 miles a month. For devoting half an hour a day, walking at an easy pace of 3 to 3.5 miles an hour you will accomplish this walking goal. You can reach this goal walking around your house, indoors or outdoors if you do not wish to begin publicly. The important thing is the walking, not the where.

Walking 50 miles a month will get you fit. Your aerobic capacity will increase 19%. Your body physical functions will increase 25% and your risk of disability will decrease 41%.

Walking 50 miles a month will save you money on your annual medical bills. Normal-weight individuals can save up to $3,300 dollars in reduced doctor visits, medication, and other related cost. Overweight individuals could save up to $2,500. As a whole the nation will reduce medical expenditures by $1.4 trillion dollars.

Walking 50 miles a month will improve your cardiovascular health, reducing chance of heart disease by 32%, stroke by 33% and type 2 diabetes by 71%.

Walking 50 miles a month helps fight breast cancer, colon cancer and improves the survival rate of those who have already been diagnosis with cancer.

Walking 50 miles a month will help you lose and maintain a healthy body weight. Each walk will burn approximately 150 calories which amounts to 1.3 pounds lost per month and 15.6 pounds lost per year.

Walking 50 miles a month accelerates recovery from depression by reduction its symptoms and shorten skin wound healing time by up to 10 days.

Walking 50 miles a month battles degenerative disease and lowers your risk of Alzheimer's, Arthritis, and Osteoporosis bone density loss.

Walking 50 miles a month is good for you. If any of the aforementioned things are important to you then you should get started with your walking 50 miles a month plan now. What are you waiting for?

Resource: Power of 50 - AARP Bulletin - January-February, 2009

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