Why You Should Walk More

Another reason why you should walk more is the benefits to your mental health. Walking gets you away from screens and your everyday problems. Creating this time and space to do something else let’s you think or do other important activities such as think, talk, or listen to a podcast or audiobook.

Walking is a great activity to do with deep work. You can decide to take a break from the urgent and focus on the important, while doing something physical.

Why you should walk more!? Because it’s all-around good for you.

Key Takeaways

Walking counts as conditioning. Coming from team sports, where conditioning meant hard running, the coaches explain why simple, regular walking deserves more credit. It’s easy, available almost anywhere, and needs no gear.

More steps, lower risk. They discuss research that ties daily step counts to health outcomes and found a roughly linear relationship. Each additional 1,000 steps was linked to lower risk, with the benefit continuing up to about 10,000 steps a day. You don’t need to hit an exact number to benefit. Every bit counts.

Short walks work. You don’t need an hour. When the sun comes out, put your shoes on and go for 15–20 minutes. One coach averaged just over 10,000 steps a day for a full year. Some days were 20,000+ and some only 2,000–3,000. Two short walks plus everyday activity like yard work, cleaning, or grilling got him there.

It supports your lifting. Walking adds low-stress activity that helps recovery and general health without cutting into your strength training. It’s also a chance to step away from the urgent and think about the important.

Putting it to use. Track your steps for a week, then add one or two short walks a day. Pair them with your normal training and good nutrition.

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