Ok bloggers here it is the topic for this week is, walking. Walking is something we have been doing since approximately the first year of our lives. Walking is apart of our lives and now studies are showing that walking can determine the length of our lives.
Yes, everyone knows walking is good for us. Walking helps us burn calories, exercise our muscles, and get to where we need to go but research from the University of Pittsburgh now shows us that walking faster can increase the longevity of our lives.
Longevity is the length of one's life span. So it almost seems crazy to assume that putting a little pep in your step can add a few years to your life but the University of Pittsburgh seems to disagree.
For their study data was taken from nine large studies. Sex, age, medical history, and survival rate are all the statistics taken from every participant. Overall, statistics were taken from a total of over thirty four thousand senior citizens.
The typical relaxed walking speed time was taken from every participant periodically for two decades. The researchers found that the senior citizens who walked 2.25 mph or faster lived longer then those with similar age and sex who walked slower.
So there it is folks, pick up the pace in the hallways, on your way to work, or wherever your life may take you and you may just live a longer life.
This information was found from: http://news.health.ufl.edu/2011/16533/multimedia/health-in-a-heartbeat/faster-walking-increases-longevity/
It's crazy that 2.25 mph faster can add years to your life. This is very interesting. Thank you for sharing, Rachel.
ReplyDeletePeople always tell me I walk fast in school. Now I can tell them I will live longer!
ReplyDeleteIts a good thing I walk fast!
ReplyDeleteHmm, I wonder how to tell how fast a person is walking with a treadmill. This is good information!
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