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Walking for Health

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What do you think is the most popular form of exercise? Well, if you guessed walking, you’d be correct. After all, it’s free, it’s easy, it doesn’t require any fancy equipment or clothes, it’s convenient, there’s no set schedule and you can do it almost anywhere, anytime.

Health benefits of walking includes:
  • Reduced risk of cancer, stroke, heart disease and diabetes

  • Increased longevity

  • Weight loss or maintenance

  • Improved sleep

  • Stronger bones

  • Reduced incidence of depression

  • Increase in the body’s “good” cholesterol

  • Better muscle strength and balance

How to get started with a walking routine? First, get a good pair of shoes that have adequate arch support. Remember to stretch a bit, particularly the calves and hamstrings. Start out slow. Ease into it slowly and increase your pace and distance gradually until you’re where you want to be.

Just like any other type of physical activity, you need to walk on a regular basis if you want to see and feel the results. Many of us overlook those countless small opportunities to walk. Park further away from the supermarket entrance. Take the stairs.

A brisk walk for 30 minutes a day, every other day or so, will work wonders for your physical and mental health. So get up from behind the computer, grab a friend and start walking!

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How do you know when you're healthy?
Ask most Fort Myers residents this simple question and you're likely to hear, "When you feel good" or "When you're at your proper weight for your height" or "When you have lots of energy and vitality." Great answers. But our chiropractic patients know that true health is when your body is working as it was designed. True health is how you function, not how you feel.
What's a side effect?
It may sound like a bonus; something extra, but chiropractors know it should more accurately called an "unintended effect," and "unwanted effect" or in some cases an "adverse effect." A pill can't come close to matching your body's ability to create and deliver the essential compounds it needs. That's when it's important to make sure your nervous system is working correctly—the purpose of chiropractic care!