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Alternative Reasons For Walking

I was walking to work this morning after a public holiday so naturally I felt like a bit of a drab. For some reason I did not enjoy walking 500 meters from where I park my car to where my office is.The whole ‘burning calories’ argument didn’t do it for me; I just wanted to sit down on the couch and eat peanuts.

So what I really wanted to do for this article was to list three interesting facts on walking that people may not have thought of in the past, and what could be a new motivator for taking up more walking.

So here they are:

Walking outdoors is for everyone, even if you’re already fit. A good dose of sunshine every morning will energise your body and provide you with the necessary Vitamin D to help you look and stay bright.

Walking helps with de-stressing. As opposed to say, driving, where you’re always focused on the road straight ahead, your brain has no problem with letting your eyes be distracted by passing things when walking, therefore loosening up your mind.

Walking does not create any air pollution. The World Watch Institute estimates that every 1 kilometre of non-motorized travel keeps about 1 kilogram of pollutants out of the air we breathe. So if anything, let’s try and keep our community as clean as possible!

At the end of the day, there will always be times when we’re feeling lazy. But if for every reason not to get up and walk about, you can think of two good reasons why you should, then hopefully you can see the brighter side of things!

Article written by Kevin Su
Diabetes Australia Queensland
www.daq.org.au