Get up and walk.Most of us do need to move more....
Walking may be the single best – and easiest – exercise you can do to improve your health in 2012.
Not only will going for a daily walk help you feel better now, it will help you maintain your independence and ability to do daily tasks as you age, says Barbara Bushman, a health professor at Missouri State University who has helped older, sedentary men and women start a walking routine.
Research also has shown walking regularly can help protect the brain against memory loss and dementia, help cut the risk of heart disease, and reduce the chance of developing type 2 diabetes in high-risk adults by a whopping 60 per cent.
And we're not talking marathon walking either. The peak benefits come from 30 minutes of exercise several times a week, say experts.
Read more :http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/wellbeing/6330385/Research-offers-a-leg-up
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