The health benefits of walking and of nonexarcise activity time (NEAT) are many. Simply walking regularly at a self-selected pace can reduce mortality and disease risk by up to 50 percent. Blood pressure and blood sugar level improvements are two big benefits attributed to regular walking.1 However, walking alone doesn’t address the muscle and bone losses that occur with age; we must also add specific and adequate-intensity exercise.
Don’t stop walking or otherwise spending NEAT gardening, cleaning house, golfing or playing with the dog. Just add activity that will support your muscles and bones, and your brain, more optimally. Go for a walk, but don’t stop there.
If time is an obstacle, exchanging a little of your walking time for some even more valuable physical activity that will meet all your health needs can lead to
