More than 40 scientific studies have shown that moderate physical activity develops cardiovascular health and protects against heart disease. Walking makes the heart pump more blood with fewer beats. It also decreases blood pressure by improving elasticity of blood vessels and increases the amount of oxygen delivered to all the tissues and cells. These are just some of the benefits to the heart that walking offers a person. Walking is both a stimulant and a sedative.
College can make students feel overwhelmed and weary.
In this modern age stress is everywhere and constant. Students can walk to combat stresses like fatigue, tension, and anxiety of everyday life. Other benefits walking has been shown to give are adding brainpower, lifting moods, wardcing off depression, and aiding in rehabilitation after heart surgery or hip replacement. Walking can also lower the chances of getting breast cancer or having a stroke. Almost anyone can participate in walking.