Are Short or Long Walks Better for Your Health? | Well+Good

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Two cardiologists weigh in.

you should walk, there’s still a big question regarding the best way to go about it: Are short or long walks better for you?

In general, all walking is good for you, so there’s really no right or wrong answer. “The most important thing here is to move,” saysco-director of the Sports Cardiology Center at Cleveland Clinic. “Movement—whether it be short or long—will inherently precipitate a cascade effect of cardiovascular benefit: blood pressure control, blood sugar management, cholesterol reduction, weight management, reduction in cardiovascular risk overall, and importantly, improved mental health.

one of the simplest ways to figure out whether short or long walks are better for you is by using what Dr. Singh calls the exercise dose equation: exercise duration x frequency x intensity.

 

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