Today's 10-minute walk is helping you stay fitness consistent, so let's go for a walk.

Question today is walking good exercise.

Let's first define our terms by walking. We're talking about walking that has some intentionality and some intensity the

walking that we do casually that is functional walking to get from point A to

point B going from the living room into the bedroom you're going from the house into work, you're walking

through the store, looking for a particular item. Movement is good, according to the research,

but that's not the type of walking that we're talking about. We're talking about an intentional walk.

I'm going to go for a walk. I'm going to go for a walk.

I'm going to walk for a certain amount of time, for a certain distance.

And there is some intensity.

Usually when we're doing the functional walking, it tends to be a little bit slower.

And again, movement is good. Movement is better than

sitting according to the research, but some intensity. In fact, the experts, and by the way,

I'm not an expert, at least not an official expert, I'm not a doctor. I'm not a licensed personal trainer.

This podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only.

The experts indicate that if we're moving at about three miles an hour,

that is a pace that rises walking to the level of exercise.

So that's the type of walking that we are talking about.

Is walking good exercise?

Lots of research indicating that when we are walking with that intentionality and some intensity,

we are lowering the risk of an early death, in some cases almost by half.

We are lowering the risk of heart disease significantly. We're lowering the risk of heart disease significantly.

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