Every step counts towards defeating diabetes...

by Olebz K. Work at home

It's no secret exercise is crucial to good health.

But, I know it's not always practical and sometimes even possible to go to the gym, get into a pool or take up a sport.

If you can't workout for whatever reason - go for a walk...

Studying the effects of walking...

An interesting study was published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise recently... In this study, researchers examined the effects of walking on healthy young adults.

It involved university students who were used to walking a good 10,000 steps or more per day and exercised regularly.

For the first three days of the study, the students followed their usual pattern. They wore pedometers to track their steps, glucose monitors to track blood sugar spikes and each student kept a food diary.

On average, they logged about 13,000 steps per day during those first three days and exercised about 30 minutes each day.

Then, the researchers asked them to cut their daily steps by at least half. So instead of walking to the local canteen for lunch, they had their lunch delivered to them and so on... Their average step count went down to about 4,300 each day.

Know what happened in such a short time?

A daily walk can dramatically improve your health...

Their blood sugar spiked significantly higher after meals. In fact, their blood sugar peaks were 26% higher compared to when they exercised more. And worse - the spikes grew slightly higher every day.

So, if you can't workout at the gym, run, cycle or swim your way to better health... Just walk.

Take a daily 20 minute walk - every step counts towards defeating diabetes!

You don't have to do it alone. Invite a friend or family member to walk with you and catch up on what's been going on in their lives...

I enjoy walking - it's my "me" time. A brisk walk never ceases to "clear" my mind, it's my way of de-stressing.

Don't put this off until tomorrow. Start today. And make a point of making time for a daily walk. It will go a long way to helping you regain your health.javascript:nicTemp();