Walking Into Better Health, Is It For Everyone?

There’s been a lot of news recently on the benefits
of walking. Here’s some updated and noteworthy abstracts I compiled on why you
may want to consider walking your way into better health and the importance of
considering the individual.

1.
Movement & Health-Related Quality of Life

This study reported on the positive relationship of
total physical activity (TPA) and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in 1,904
women aged 50-55 years who experienced depression symptoms in 2001.

Participants
were 1,904 women born in 1946−1951 who completed mailed surveys for the Australian
Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health in 2001, 2004, 2007, and 2010, and
reported …read more