I am not fond of exercise. I am lazy if I don't have companion. If my daughter is doing some yoga, that's the time I will joined with her. I just doing some basic exercise when I got up in bed. For all those have lazy butt, maybe its time for us to have walking.
As far as the medical benefits go, walking covers all the bases. It decreases your risk of heart diseases and type II diabetes. Waling also lowers blood pressure and bad LDL cholesterol, while raising good HDL level. As an aerobic exercise, walking trains the heart as a muscle and sheds pounds while also being low impact. It doesn't aggravate the knees and joints as much as a high impact sport would.
The 10,000 steps that was originate in Japan, the concept has caught on in the states as a simple way to walk five miles a day, roughly 10,000 steps. Even if you're basically sedentary, normal activities ( getting up to grab the phone, typing on your computer) start you off with 2000 or so spaces. For the rest, you need to get creative, you can walk your dog in the late afternoon, or maybe kids would love to have nature hike. You can stroll on the park in the morning for 2 hours.
In truly inclement weather, head for the mall for some fast paced window shopping, or gym's treadmill. Or if there is stairs at home, with enough visits to the attic and basement, you'll reach 10,000 steps in no time!!
So what you're waiting for? lets do walking!!
