We already knew that walking can reduce adult-onset diabetes and coronary heart disease. But researchers at Harvard University have found another good reason to take a hike: to prevent stroke. According to the Harvard Health Letter, even people who had been sedentary for much of their life had a lower stroke risk soon after they started walking regularly.
Speed counts though. For the fastest walkers, the risk reduction was an impressive 40%. A leisurely stroll does some good, but the study showed that a brisk pace of three miles per hour or more is the key-even more important than how far you walk.
Speed counts though. For the fastest walkers, the risk reduction was an impressive 40%. A leisurely stroll does some good, but the study showed that a brisk pace of three miles per hour or more is the key-even more important than how far you walk.
