Walking is a great form of low-impact exercise that requires no special equipment and has many health benefits. It can lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels while reducing the risk of diseases like diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and some cancers. Walking tones muscles throughout the body, including the legs, hips, back, abdomen and waist. It also boosts mood and reduces stress by encouraging the release of endorphins.

1. WALKING
W H Y
I S G R E A T E X E R C I S E
Presented by Lori Cornmesser

2. A R E Y O U L O O K I N G F O R A N E A S Y W A Y
T O G E T Y O U R D A I L Y E X E R C I S E ?
FITNESS

3. G E N T L E O N Y O U R B O D Y , W A L K I N G
P R O V I D E S A F U N , L O W - I M P A C T
A C T I V I T Y . W A L K I N G R E Q U I R E S N O
S P E C I A L E Q U I P M E N T O R M E M B E R S H I P .
I T I S F R E E !
WALKING!

4. WHY
WALKING?
Check out the following
reasons why walking is a
great form of fitness for
anybody to try.

5. N O T O N L Y I S I T A N I D E A L C A R D I O
W O R K O U T , B U T I T C A N A L S O I N C R E A S E
Y O U R L E V E L O F G O O D C H O L E S T E R O L
W H I L E B R I N G I N G D O W N T H E B A D . E V E N
I F Y O U T A K E A B R I S K W A L K F O R A
H A L F - H O U R A D A Y , Y O U C A N E N J O Y
Y O U R N E I G H B O R H O O D S C E N E R Y A N D
P E R H A P S L O W E R Y O U R B L O O D
P R E S S U R E .
WALKING STRENGTHENS
YOUR CARDIOVASCULAR
SYSTEM

6. A S T U D Y F R O M T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F
M I C H I G A N E X T E N S I O N F O U N D E V I D E N C E
T H A T D A I L Y W A L K I N G M A Y P R E V E N T
D I A B E T E S A N D O B E S I T Y . T H I S S T U D Y
A L S O N O T E D P O S I T I V E C O R R E L A T I O N S
B E T W E E N W A L K I N G A N D R E D U C I N G T H E
R I S K S O F H E A R T D I S E A S E , J O I N T P A I N ,
D E P R E S S I O N , A N D E V E N S O M E F O R M S
O F C A N C E R .
WALKING CAN LOWER THE
RISKS OF CERTAIN
DISEASES

7. W A L K I N G I S E S P E C I A L L Y G O O D F O R
T O N I N G T H E M U S C L E S I N T H E L E G S ,
H I P S , A N D B U T T O C K S . W H E N Y O U A D D
A N I N C L I N E B Y W A L K I N G U P H I L L , T H E
R E S I S T A N C E I S E V E N B E T T E R F O R Y O U R
M U S C L E S . Y O U R A B D O M E N A N D W A I S T
W I L L A L S O S E E B E N E F I T S F R O M D A I L Y
W A L K I N G .
WALKING CAN TONE YOUR
WHOLE BODY

8. I F Y O U R M O O D C O U L D U S E A L I T T L E
B O O S T , T R Y T A K I N G A B R I S K W A L K . I T
E N C O U R A G E S Y O U R B R A I N T O R E L E A S E
E N D O R P H I N S T H A T M I N I M I Z E A N X I E T Y
A N D S T R E S S . A S T R O L L T H R O U G H T H E
P A R K C A N D O W O N D E R S F O R C R E A T I N G
P O S I T I V E M E N T A L H E A L T H .
WALKING IS A NATURAL
MOOD ENHANCER

9. THANK YOU!