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6 AMAZING BENEFITS OF GOING FOR WALKS

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Sometimes all you
need to get fitter, healthier and happier with your weight and health is to go
for walks. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel
agency, shares 6 amazing benefits of going for walks.
IT REVERSES DAMAGE FROM PROLONGED SITTING
The body was made to move, that’s why the body has so many joints. If you
go from sitting all day at your work-station to sitting on a couch at home, a
short walk can offer you a lot of health benefits. Muscle activity and blood
flow from as little as three to five minute walks a day can reverse the
negative effects of prolonged sitting on your leg arteries. Try to take short
strolls as often as possible even while at work.

IT LOWERS STRESS
Going for walks helps to lower stress when done in open natural spaces,
particularly in people who have dealt with an emotionally traumatic event. The
brain enters a sort of meditative state when you walk through these ‘green’
spaces and this helps to relieve stress.
IT ENERGIZES YOU
If you regularly experience fatigue, this can be one of the ways to help
rejuvenate your body. A low intensity exercise like walking can help to
increase your energy level and decrease fatigue, and it is unlikely to make you
exert yourself beyond what your body can handle.
IT HELPS YOU AT WORK
Researchers have found that people who walk more at work are less bored,
less stressed and more satisfied than those who stand or sit all day at their
work station.
IT IMPROVES CREATIVITY
Walking has been found to increase creativity levels during the walk and
shortly after. Walking produces twice as many creative responses as when you
are sitting. Whether you go for a walk outside or inside your house or
workplace, you’ll get the benefits.
IT MODESTLY REDUCES YOUR BODY FAT
Walking, especially light walking, might not exactly get your whole body
ripped and toned, but it does helps you lose some fat here and there, and can
help to maintain your body weight. Walking can also help to tone your legs, bum
and tummy if done often enough and if done briskly.

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