More than Just Lines on a Map: Best Practices for U.S Bike Routes
Special Report From Harvard Medical School on Benefits of Walking
1. SPECIAL REPORT FROM
HARVARD MEDICAL
SCHOOL ON BENEFITS OF
WALKING
ACCORDING TO DR. PANKAJ
NARAM, THIS KNOWLEDGE HAS
GONE BACK FOR THOUSANDS OF
YEARS IN THE TEACHINGS AND
RECORDS OF THE HIMALAYAN
MASTERS.
2. • MODERATE EXERCISE, IN THE FORM OF
SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS WALKING REGULARLY,
CAN BE ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO PROMOTE
VIBRANT HEALTH, PEACE OF MIND, AND ENERGY.
EXPERTS DOING RESEARCH ON WALKING SAY
THAT IT HAS THE ABILITY TO:
• REDUCE THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE
• RESTORE PROPER CHOLESTEROL LEVELS
• IS A SMART WAY TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY BODY
WEIGHT.
3. • RESEARCHERS SAY THAT WALKING FOR
AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES ABOUT 3 OR
4 DAYS PER WEEK CAN SHOW
SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS FOR PEOPLE
WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY NOT
EXERCISING AT ALL.
• RESEARCHERS SUGGEST OUTDOOR
WALKERS WEAR SUNSCREEN AND
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO AVOID
EXCESSIVE SUNLIGHT.
4. • IT COUNTERACTS THE EFFECTS OF
WEIGHT-PROMOTING GENES
• IT HELPS TAME A 'SWEET TOOTH‘
• IT REDUCES THE RISK OF BREAST
CANCER
• IT EASES JOINT PAIN
• IT BOOSTS IMMUNE FUNCTION.
5. • DR. NARAM NOTES THAT ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ANYONE CAN DO IS TO
DEVELOP HEALTHY HABITS, AND WALKING IS ONE OF THEM. THERE ARE OTHER
SECRETS FOR DIET AND LIFESTYLE WHICH CAN ALSO MAKE A BIG
DIFFERENCE, DR. PANKAJ NARAM SAYS.
• MASTER HEALER PANKAJ NARAM IS A RECOGNIZED EXPERT IN PULSE HEALING
AND THE ANCIENT HEALING SECRETS.