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Do You Know How to Walk Your Way to Fitness?

Dana Sullivan
CONSUMER HEALTH INTERACTIVE

Walking is the most popular form of exercise in the United States. It's convenient (you can do it anywhere). It's inexpensive (the only investment you have to make is a pair of shoes). And it requires no special skills. Walking might not feel like a workout, but the health benefits can be huge. Take this true-false quiz to find out how to walk your way to fitness.


1. Walking is good exercise, but it's unlikely to improve your cardiovascular fitness.

True
False

2. You'll burn more calories running a mile than you will walking a mile.

True
False

3. Walking can help prevent osteoporosis.

True
False

4. Holding hand weights is the best way to make a walking workout really count.

True
False

5. Walking requires special shoes.

True
False

6. It's not necessary to stretch before or after you walk.

True
False

7. Walking is so easy -- and the health benefits are so gradual -- that it's almost impossible to measure improvements in your overall fitness.

True
False



First published Jun 01, 1999


Last updated Jun 26, 2009


Copyright © 1999 Consumer Health Interactive, a CVS Caremark company