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3 Surprising Benefits Of Walking Just 10 Minutes A Day

Challenge yourself with to one of these goals everyday.


walk 2 minutes per hour and...

Live longer! Spending just 120 seconds each hour moving instead of sitting may lower your risk of dying younger by 33%, found a recent study in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.



walk 5 minutes per hour and....


Burn up to 1,000 extra cals in a week, according to research from the University of Utah. When you add it up, in a 16-hour day (we're assuming you sleep for 8) you're clocking 80 minutes of light activity.



walk 10 minutes per hour and....


Safeguard your arteries. Six hours of sitting restricts blood flow to your legs, which may up your risk for arterial disease, a precursor for heart attack or stroke. Just 10 minutes of walking may protect you, a new study shows.





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