10 Reasons Why You Should Go For A Walk
It is free. It does not require any membership. You can easily fit it into your daily routine. Yet walking is the most underrated exercise. From helping you lose weight to boosting your creativity, walking offers several benefits. Take a look:
1. Burn Calories
Does walking help you lose weight? The answer to that is yes and no. Any physical activity, such as walking, helps you burn calories. But you won’t lose any weight if you are going to feast on donuts or samosa after walking for an hour thinking you deserve it! If you brisk walk for 30 minutes, you’re likely to burn about 100 to 200 calories depending on your weight. (1 donut has over 450 calories and a samosa about 308 calories, just FYI). Rewards yourself with nutritious low-calorie food for weight loss.
2. Helps Lower Your Blood Sugar
A 15-minute walk after every meal is said to lower blood sugar level. According to The American Diabetes Association, walking also helps lower the overall risk of diabetes.
3. Improves Mood
Had a fight with your spouse? Go for walk in the park and you are guaranteed to come back with a better mood đŸ˜‰ Well, there’s plenty of research to prove that walking can improve your mood as it has a positive effect on your nervous system. Talking about how exercise relieves anxiety and depression, psychologists say a 10-minute walk could equal a 45-minute workout when it comes to relieving the symptoms of anxiety..
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4. Boosts Creativity
Personally speaking, I always get better ideas for writing when I am out for a walk versus when I am sitting in front of my laptop. And this is backed by research. According to a study, walking is a simple way to increase creativity as it opens up a free flow of ideas.
5. Boosts Energy
When that 3 pm afternoon slump hits you, try going for a short walk. It is bound to boost your energy levels. Even if you can’t go out just walk around in your house (that’s what I do). For those looking for scientific jargons to believe this: walking increases the level of cortisol, epinephrine, and norepinephrine.
6. Protects the Joints
Walking helps strengthen the muscles that support the joints. It not only helps ease joints pain but can also help prevent arthritis.
7. Tones Your Legs
Wendy Stehling, author of Thin Thighs In 30 Days says, “one of the very best ways to slim your thighs and improve your general health and well-being is to get out and walk — briskly and regularly. “
8. Helps You Sleep Better
Unable to sleep well at night? Walking can help you get better zzz’s. According to Harvard Health, a study found that postmenopausal women who exercised for about 3.5 hours a week had an easier time falling asleep than women who exercised less often.
9. It’s Good for Your Heart
Brisk walking takes care of your blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes. In short, it takes care of your heart. So, just listen to your heart and take a walk!
10. It’s free!
You do not need fancy equipment or any membership for this exercise. Just put on your shoes and go to a park or just walk around your block.
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Purva Bhatia
Purva is the co-founder of Blue Sky Dreamers. A journalist with 11 years of experience, she also freelances as a content writer & editor.
29 Comments
Manjusha
Walking has great benefits and it’s the easiest form of exercise that everyone can practice in their daily lives. I prefer walking early mornings and it feels blissful.
Sandy N Vyjay
Walking is indeed the most convenient and the best exercise. 30 minutes of walking everyday boosts health and fitness to a great level.
Ruchie
Morning walks always make me feel more fresh and energized …I really loved the benefits you shared!!
Princy Khurana
I love walking myself and was successful in lowering my weight as well. does wonders to the body.
Vashi
Morning Evening Walks are the simplest joys you can gift yourself and not to forget huge benefits it gives you as your blog mentions. I love going for walks with no frills attached. Good read
Read.dream.repeat
Morning walks are my happiness mantra! Love them. And specially in this weather! Thanks for sharing the benefits, this would help me keep going!
Paresh Godhwani
I walk around ten thousand steps daily. Earlier my commuting used to make me walk around 10k steps but nowadays I make time to do that but I make sure that I hit 10k mark before sleeping at night.
Hema
Totally agree with all the pointers mentioned here. I walk everyday because I feel refreshed and it also elevates my mood. I can see the drop in calories as well. Thanks for sharing
ghazala786
Nice post , agree with you on all points. I love my morning walk time , it’s my ME Time , I feel relax and can think many things when alone đŸ™‚
Khushboo
These are some really cool reasons to start walking as a exercise. I love walking too its good for health.
Siddhi Palande aka book_gobbler
Oh man! This post just reminded me that I should just start going for Walks again rain or no rain. No excuses. Actually I do love to walk but it been raining cats and dogs in Mumbai and so I am aversive but I loved this post.
Angela Tolsma
Oh I love shoe number 3. I’ll admit walks have been especially hard for me as of late. But I’m working on it.
colossalumbrella
Totally with you! Walking help me calm and think. I walk almost regularly and it is my favorite me time
Dinka | BloomingBlogger
Yes, yes, yes! I try to tell that to people every day. I love walking. I go for walks (or run) almost every day for years now. I know many people twice my age who just recently realised the benefits of walking. I’m happy they started but I wish people would realise it sooner.
Purva Bhatia
Wow, that’s good to know and inspiring!
docdivatraveller
I love the endorphin rush I get after brisk walking. It’s a great way to unwind after a long day!
Karen Monica
I love going for walks. It helps me to De-Stress and I love being closer to nature.
Flossie
I used to find walking the most boring thing when I was younger. But now that I have kids and my time is more crunched, I have come to realize how reinvigorating even a short 10-minute walk can be.
Lyosha Varezhkina
I enjoy walking a lot. I am motion person so when I am nervious or excited or thinking I need to move. Positive emotions are greatly paired with walking. Negative (like anger) are coped with running for me.
Kate Loves Travel
I love going for a walk – I try and go every day. I find it really helps to clear my head…
marjiemare
It’s so hot lately that I stopped walking but I guess it’s time to start back with the good habit. Thanks for sharing the benefits.
Christa Anne
I love going for walks. Walking is always a great time for me to de-stress and work through plans and problems. It’s also my quality time with my dog!
Stephanie
I used to go for a walk at least 3-4 times per week with my boys in the stroller. As they’ve gotten older and we’ve gotten busier I haven’t been as often and miss that time. I need to start again once the boys start school and I have more time.
arun
I try to go for a walk at least 30 minutes daily. It uplifts my mood and helps my body to relax. Also yes, helps with boosting fitness.
Purva Bhatia
That’s fantastic!
vanniebeauty
Yes this is so motivating. I am waiting for the weather to cool down to start morning walk again. It’s 110 this time around.
Purva Bhatia
Same here! It’s good when it’s cloudy but it’s tough to walk when it’s sunny.
Megha Sehgal
Apart from the above benefits, one of reason I would go out for walk is to connect with nature in park… Lovely article
Amrit kaur
Walk is necessary as well as useful for people who want to stay fit and healthy. Walk helps to burn calories the right way.