WALKING IS JUST about the most accessible form of exercise for us – we can do it right through our lives – providing significant benefits for our physical health, physiological fitness, mental wellbeing and cognitive resistance. The health benefits are so numerous it’s often said that if walking was a pill, it would be the most widely prescribed drug!
Brisk walking falls into the category of moderate exercise intensity, which offers innumerable health, fitness and wellbeing benefits. Walking is one of the most important parts of a stroke rehabilitation programme. A brisk half-hour walk, at least three times a week significantly boosts a stroke survivor’s physical fitness level, their ability to be mobile and their resting heart rate (a key indicator of cardiovascular health).
A study published found people over 60 who walked 6,000-9,000 steps a day cut their risk of heart
