Regular walking helps protect against a range of conditions that become more common as you age, including high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, type 2 diabetes and certain cancers.
What do all these conditions have in common? Chronic inflammation, a low-grade immune response that damages your health over time. Fortunately, even moderate aerobic exercise like walking helps reduce systemic inflammation, which may be one of the reasons it鈥檚 linked to lower rates of so many age-related diseases.
鈥淓stablishing a healthy morning routine as simple as a pleasant stroll in the park can help reduce blood pressure, improve cholesterol levels and increase insulin sensitivity,鈥 says Yoshua Quinones, M.D. 鈥淭hese changes significantly lower the risk of three major causes of mortality, including cardiovascular disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes.鈥 Would you like to book an appointment with Dr. Quinones?
