A new study suggests walking may add five extra years to your life.

Here’s why, plus how to get started with a walking routine.

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National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

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Its good to keep in mind, though, that this is an observational study.

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Walking is also good for heart health, according toMass General Brigham.

Regular steps help lower your cholesterol and blood pressure and improve your arterial health.

Full body female athlete in sportswear using rowing machine during fitness workout in gym.

(Yourarteriesare blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from your heart to your body.)

Wed be remiss to mention the effects walking has on your mood and energy levels.

We could go onand we will.

Happy woman dancing and listening to music near a green empty wall outdoor in the city.

walking coach, ACE-certified fitness instructor, author, and creator ofMy Walking Coach

Walking keeps yourjoints healthy, yourGI issues at bay3, yoursleep quality in good shape4, and yourbrain sharp5.

First things first: start small.

Its really doable, but what it does is get you in that habit of walking every day.

Healthy female training in the gym, performing a hip thrust.

Next, set a cue that reminds you its time to get your steps in.

Or maybe you hop on the treadmill after you finish dinner.

Any reliable daily activity you have, tie it to walking.

A young black woman doing post-run stretches in the park on the road amidst green grass and trees.

Soon, itll become a habit.

Recommended physical activity and all cause and cause specific mortality in US adults: prospective cohort study.

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PMID: 32611588; PMCID: PMC7328465.

Breaking Up Prolonged Sitting to Improve Cardiometabolic Risk: DoseResponse Analysis of a Randomized Crossover Trial.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 55(5):p 847-855, May 2023.

| DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003109

Sullivan Bisson AN, Robinson SA, Lachman ME.

Walk to a better night of sleep: testing the relationship between physical activity and sleep.

2019 Oct;5(5):487-494. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2019.06.003.

Epub 2019 Jul 26.

PMID: 31358470; PMCID: PMC6801055.

Br J Sports Med.

2020 Jul;54(13):776-781. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-100168.

Epub 2019 Apr 29.

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