The risk for injury is significantly less with walking compared to other forms of exercise. One can walk with a companion or alone, same route or different route each day, indoors or outdoors depending on individual preferences. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine, the important thing to remember is that every adult should accumulate 30 minutes or more of moderate-intensity physical activity on most days, preferably, all days of the week. One way to meet this standard is to walk briskly two miles each day. Healthy lifestyles should be everyone's goal.
Good health includes physical, social, mental, and spiritual well-being.
Walking has shown to contribute to physical, social, mental and even possibly spiritual health. Good nutrition and adequate rest are important lifestyle changes in addition to exercise.