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Many health care professionals recommend walking to people with high blood pressure. That’s good advice but could stretching be as effective or even more so for lowering blood pressure. Find out what new research shows about stretching and its effect on blood vessels and blood pressure.
Some people exercise to burn more calories and make it easier to lose weight or control their body weight. However, some popular exercises don’t burn as many calories as you think. Here are five that expend fewer calories than you think.
Lunges are a basic lower body exercise that targets the quads, hamstrings, and glutes. It’s also a compound exercise that works more than one muscle group at the same time and excellent exercise for improving functionality. But there’s one variation of lunges that offers unique benefits, the walking lunge. Find out how they can upgrade your workout!
Walking is one of the most accessible forms of exercise, although it’s not known as an exercise that substantially boosts bone health and lowers the risk of osteoporosis – or is it? Find out whether walking is an effective exercise for lowering the risk of osteoporosis-related fractures.
Most of us walk if only to get from place to place. However, regular walking, especially at a rapid pace, has health benefits. If you’d like to increase the calories you burn when you walk, here’s a science-backed way to do it.
What do you do after eating a meal? Hopefully you don’t sit down and relax for a few hours. A better approach is walking after a meal. Why? It’s better for your metabolic health. Here’s why.
How fast do you walk? Your walking speed may say something about your overall health – including the health of your brain. Find out what new research shows about brain health, walking speed and risk for mortality.
If jogging fills you with a sense of dread, don’t fear; that’s not the only way to rev up your routine and help you burn calories faster. Instead, try a few other hiit walking techniques that can help you get more out of your daily walk.
