{"id":860,"date":"2015-05-01T16:53:37","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T16:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=860"},"modified":"2015-05-04T19:41:06","modified_gmt":"2015-05-04T19:41:06","slug":"the-benefits-of-walking-for-20-minutes-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/the-benefits-of-walking-for-20-minutes-a-day\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Walking for 20 Minutes A Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/walking-86502289.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-875\" src=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/walking-86502289-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"walking -86502289\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/walking-86502289-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/walking-86502289.jpg 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Recent studies show that taking a brisk 20 minute walk each day could lead to considerable health benefits.\u00a0 Researchers have found that even a modest amount of exercise can help counter the effects of a sedentary lifestyle as long as it\u2019s performed regularly. \u00a0A daily 20-minute walk will burn between 90 and 110 calories and cause immediate changes in muscle tissue DNA.<\/p>\n<p>The benefits of daily, low intensity exercise can:<\/p>\n<p>. Help lower blood pressure and the risk of diabetes, cancer, and other chronic diseases.<\/p>\n<p>. Relieve the symptoms of arthritis.<\/p>\n<p>. Help reduce the chance of premature death by between 16 and 30 percent.<\/p>\n<p>. Reduce the risk of osteoporosis and loss of bone density.<\/p>\n<p>. Strengthen and help keep muscles healthy.<\/p>\n<p>. Boost your mood by raising endorphin levels and relieving stress.<\/p>\n<p>Try taking a walk at lunch time or after dinner, or get off the bus or subway a stop before your usual one. \u00a0Walking is cheap, easy on the joints, and a great way to burn off a few calories after sitting at a desk all day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent studies show that taking a brisk 20 minute walk each day could lead to considerable health benefits.\u00a0 Researchers have found that even a modest amount of exercise can help counter the effects of a sedentary lifestyle as long as &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/the-benefits-of-walking-for-20-minutes-a-day\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[169,170],"class_list":["post-860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","tag-healthyhabits","tag-walking"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=860"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":876,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860\/revisions\/876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}