what can walking do for your body
8 reasons why walking is great for your health. 1  1. Walking strengthens your heart. 2  2. Walking lowers disease risk. 3  3. Walking helps you lose weight. 4  4. Walking prevents dementia. 5  5. Walking tones up legs, bums and tums. 6  6. Walking boosts vitamin D. 7  7. Walking gives you energy. 8  8. Walking makes you happy.
In general, walking, whether on a treadmill or a track, works your lower body. This includes the quadriceps and hamstrings in your thighs, the gastrocnemius and soleus in your calves, your hip flexors and your gluteal muscles. Bringing your abdominal muscles into the mix by contracting them helps support your lower back as you walk.