Walking is a great form of exercise. Making walking a part of your life can help you maintain a healthy weight, sleep better, build muscle and bone strength, improve cardiovascular health and lower both blood pressure and blood sugar levels. If those are not enough reasons for you to put your sneakers on maybe this will put a bounce in your step! Are you aware that dedicated walkers have more energy, less depression, better eyesight and studies indicating cellular structure that is younger in biological age than calendar years?

Walking is free, and adding more steps can easily be built into your daily activities. If you have balance issues find paved trails and use walking poles. A tool for getting motivated would be finding a walking buddy, start your own walking club or if you live in Palm Coast join our FIT4LIFE Island Doctors walking club. Just ten minutes of brisk walking a day can make a big difference.