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Big picture: Dr. Sherandra Bell Say, “Your mother was right, go for a walk!”

In the news: New research shows that brisk walking for about 11 minutes a day can significantly reduce your overall risk of heart disease, cancer, and more.

Key Point: The benefits of walking should not be minimized. Among its many benefits, walking helps with weight loss, arthritis, osteoarthritis, and more. Walking can also help relieve back pain.

walking better Your mental health and brain health.

Did you know that 51.2% of adults in Mojave County are taking high blood pressure medication?

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What doctors say about walking and health

Know this: “Like I said before, you don’t have to walk long distances or join an expensive gym to get the benefits of walking. simple brisk walk You can wonder! Keep in mind that walking with friends, or brisk walking while you’re talking to them on the phone, can make you more likely to stick to your new routine. ” Dr. Puja Upal, Family Medicine.

Next steps: There are many walking programs that you can join for free. (access here)

did you know what you can do walk with doctor For free? A great social way to start a healthy walking habit.

In Mojave County, 35.7% of adults are obese. 16.7% of her adults reported being in poor physical condition. Both of these factors affect quality of life.

Even a short walk can help!

What they say:

“The amount of gain that can be made with relatively little effort is truly astonishing…” Dr. Francisco Lopez, Department of Cardiology.interview source)

“Inverse nonlinear dose-response relationships suggest substantial protection against a variety of chronic disease outcomes with modest increases in non-occupational physical activity in inactive adults.”primary research)

Health benefits you can enjoy now

image: CDC

sauce:

British Journal of Sports Medicine I published a paper: Non-occupational physical activity and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mortality outcomes: a dose-response meta-analysis of large prospective studies. (read here)

General Gait Statistics: (CDC)

The western and northeastern regions have the highest percentage of adults walking.

Women and older adults are less likely to achieve recommended weekly physical activity levels.

12% of Mojave County adults report no time for leisure activities.

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