If You’re Sedentary, Science Says One Short Walk a Day Will Improve Your Health

Numerous studies support the benefits of 150 minutes of moderate exercise, or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise, per week. Decreased risk of heart disease. Decreased risk of Type 2 diabetes and obesity. Even a decreased risk of some forms of cancer.

Which is great, but if you currently don't exercise at all, ramping up to two-and-a-half hours per week of gym time to reap all those benefits may sound daunting.

Fortunately, there’s a much easier way to get started — and to almost immediately reap significant health and fitness benefits. A meta-analysis of more than 30 studies published in Preventative Medicine found that previously sedentary people who started taking a daily walk showed improvements in blood pressure and aerobic capacity and lost an average of three pounds.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Inc.