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Dec 3

The new rules about walking: 10000 steps isn’t essential, but speed is key – The Times

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To stay healthy you dont have to hit the 10,000 mark, but you may need to speed up

Walking was once considered a poor excuse for a workout. Yet that was before exercise scientists published enough research to convince us that putting one foot in front of the other often enough will improve fitness and health, boost the mood and shrink the waistline.

Dr Stacy Clemes, a researcher in public health at Loughborough Universitys school of sport, exercise and health sciences, describes walking as almost the perfect form of physical activity: it is cheap, achievable and promises impressive results for those who do it regularly.

There is strong evidence that walking will reduce blood pressure, help to control blood glucose levels so that it effectively reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes and that it wards off heart disease, Clemes says. It will

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