One of the simplest, safest, and most effective exercises is walking. It’s a low-impact, gentle way to improve fitness that almost anyone can enjoy. It can also trim your waist while improving many aspects of your health, such as lowering your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes or helping to manage the disease if you already have it. Let walking help you fight these five diseases:
1. Diabetes
A British study found that walking regularly improved Type 2 diabetes by burning fat, which helps control blood glucose levels. Subjects with diabetes were asked to wear pedometers and to walk more than 10,000 steps daily. An advanced MRI showed that extra walking burned 20 percent more fat. “These findings prove that even gentle physical activity is vital in managing Type 2 diabetes,” Dr. Iain Frame, director of research at Diabetes UK, told Medical News Today. Studies have found that even if you have a family history of diabetes, walking still helps lower your changes of developing it.
