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100 Reasons

Posted on 03/29/201804/02/2018 by Walk with a Doc
That’s right, 300 new Walks means 1 million extra years of
Staying in your pajamas all day
(Awesome Thing #554
Walk with a Doc Newsletter
Good morning! Today we offer up our updated ‘100 Reasons to Walk’.
All of these are hyperlinked. Thank you for subscribing.
100 Benefits of Walking
1. Reduces blood pressure
2. Lowers cholesterol
3. Increase high-density lipoprotein (HDL or “good” cholesterol)
4. Reduces heart attacks (by 86% combined with other factors)
5. Increases efficiency of heart 
6. Makes our heart muscle stronger
7. Lowers heart rate
8. Strengthens lungs
9. Improves respiratory function
10. Improves cardiovascular endurance and performance
11. Provides more oxygen to body, including organs and muscles
12. Provides more nutrient supply to the body
13. Reduces strokes 
14. Helps to alleviate varicose veins and varicose vein pain
15. Increases your metabolism
16. Prevents blood clots
17. Makes digestion more efficient
18. Treats Fibromyalgia
19. Reduces chances for colon cancer
20. Strengthens and develops muscles
21. Increases efficiency of muscles
22. Benefits joints due to stronger muscles
23. Helps maintain cartilage health in the joints
24. Eases muscular tension 
25. Alleviates back problems
26. Increases muscle flexibility and agility
27. Improves speed of muscle contraction and reaction time
28. Treats acne
29. Burns up and removes toxins from body
30. Increases blood flow to the brain
31. Improves memory
32. Improves cognitive functioning
33. Enhances brain functioning by increasing the amount of oxygen available to it
34. Increases sense of well being
35. Increases resistance to pain because endorphin levels are elevated 
36. Increases sense of excitement because hormone epinephrine is elevated
37. Helps fend off colds
38. Lessens worry and tension
39. Reduces stress by removing lactic acid from blood
40. Alleviates anxiety and/or pain because tranquilizing effect of exercise lasts for several hours 
41. Enhances mood
42. Excellent opportunity to enhance social network
43. Boosts energy
44. Improves self-esteem and self-confidence since body and mind are improved and strengthened
45. Increases sense of self control
46. Provides source of pleasure and fun
47. Releases anger and negative emotions
48. Reduces depression more effectively than short or long-term psychotherapy
49. Enhances coordination, power, timing and balance
50. Boosts immune system functioning
51. Reduces severity of asthma
52. Exercise can even help prevent cataracts
53. Can relieve headaches
54. Helps you quit smoking
55. Burns calories
56. Causes body to use calories more efficiently
57. Causes weight loss 
58. Allows one to keep lost weight from returning
59. Can act as an appetite suppressant
60. Decreases fat tissue
61. Improves physical appearance
62. Enhances one’s image and opinion of the body
63. Improves bone density and prevents osteoporosis
64. Reduces joint discomfort
65. Help manage arthritis
66. Allows one to feel better about their bodies and enjoy sex more as a result
67. Provides enhanced ability to achieve orgasm
68. Allows for greater sexual satisfaction
69. Can reduce or eliminate impotence due to increased blood flow
70. Prevents or manages type 2 diabetes
71. Helps insulin work better, lowering blood sugar
72. Has a significant effect on fibrinogen levels
73. Alleviates menstrual cramps
74. Improves athletic performance
75. Can add years to one’s life
76. Enhances quality of life
77. Reduces pain and disability
78. Improves glycogen storage
79. Reduces risk of developing 13 different types of cancer
80. Regulates hormones
81. Treats Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
82. Can lessen medical bills
83. Reduces anxiety by causing fewer worries about health
84. Creates better performance at work
85. Allows one to stay independent as they get older
86. Keeps health care insurance premiums lower 
87. Makes one more attractive to potential mates
88. Allows for healthy pregnancy
89. Increases energy
90. Allows you to be more productive and less stymied by stress and depression
91. Can increase income due to increased energy
92. Allows one to become more familiar with their body and its functioning
93. Can stimulate you mentally
94. Lets one eat more without gaining weight
95. Increases productivity at work
96. Adds variety and spice to life
97. Gives one increased ability to defend oneself and loved ones if needed
98. Provides a natural high afterwards, such as runners’ high
99. Provides heightened alertness 
100. Reduces inflammation 
Thank you for reading and we hope you found your ‘reason’.
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​First Choice Emergency Room in Helotes, TX supported by the Texas Medical Association (Dr. Lara Dean)​
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