In a recent issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine, a comprehensive 14-year study was released involving over 50,000 people who walked regularly. Results showed that when each person was allowed to describe their pace, self-described fast walkers saw a decrease in overall morbidity as well as the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases. These were self-reported descriptions of the pace set by each person. Simply increasing walking pace produced very good outcomes, with no need to increase your distance or frequency. The study conclusion here:

Conclusion: Walking benefits health. Assuming causality, these analyses suggest that increasing walking pace could reduce risk for all-cause and CVD mortality. Walking pace could be emphasised in public health messages, especially in situations when increase in walking volume or frequency is less feasible. (source)

Walk, just faster.

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Walt Fritz, PT

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