Benefits of Walking

Meditation, yoga and exercises have become a must in today’s “hurly burly” world. Those of us who are not at ease with meditation and yoga can do very well with simple exercises like walking in nature, which is the greatest doctor for mankind.

When you are down physically, mentally and spiritually, just sit up and get going for a meeting with nature. You will be in touch with mother earth and in the process both will be doing a whole lot of good to each other. Not only will your anxieties and sorrows disappear, you will get a new feeling of hope and happiness.

That is why even Hippocrates, considered to be the Father of Western medicine, said that taking a walk is like taking the best medicine against all kinds of possible ailments. And I read recently that the Greek physician also said that you always have two doctors on stand-by— your right leg and your left leg!

Studies have shown that walking reduces the risk of many major diseases like cancer, diabetes and arthritis. And prevention of major illnesses means great savings for the environment too.

Yes, walking should be special to all. It is the number one participation sport in the world. That means there is no exercise as good as walking. It involves more muscles of your body than any other sport does. Brisk walking uses almost all of the 650 muscles and 206 bones found in the human body!

Tailpiece: And they discovered something very interesting: When it comes to walking, most of the ant’s thinking and decision-making is not in its brain at all. It’s in its legs.

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