Do you Know the benefits of walking?

Research shows you’re likely to live longer if you walk at least:

• 5.5 miles per week?

• 10.5 miles per week?

• 15.5 miles per week?

Women who walk 30 minutes a day may cut their risk of stroke by:

• 10-20%

• 20-40%

• 40-60%

If you walk 10,000 steps, you’ve gone about:

• 1 mile

• 5 miles

• 10 miles

Walking is as good for your heart as running.

• True, if you do enough of it

• False, you need to raise your heart rate

• Neither is really good for your heart

Brisk walking counts as cardio exercise.

• True

• False

• It Depends

To boost your mood, try taking a walk in:

• Shopping mall near your home

• A city so you can sight-see as you move

• A leafy, natural area

Walking is good for people who have type-2 diabetes because:

• It lowers blood sugar levels

• It helps you lose weight

• It helps your body use sugar

• All of the above

Walking is good for your bones because it’s:

• Weight-bearing exercise

• Resistance exercise

• Balance training

Walking can maintain your body weight and lower many health risks. True or false?

• True

• False

 

It is serious exercise, yet it is the safest and most natural activity for health and fitness.

(a)