In his book The Complete Guide to Natural Healing, Tom Monte states that humans were built to walk. Walking is a wonderful exercise that doesn’t feel like work and is free. A half hour’s worth of walking conditions the entire body by exercising the muscles, heart, and respiratory and circulatory systems. It also provides perspective while you walk off tension, or can provide time to catch up with a friend or partner if she or he is walking with you.
Have you been hesitating in starting a new exercise regime? No need. Just go for a thirty minute walk, every day if possible. Make it the first step in your new attitude toward exercise.
Walking has been my only real form of exercise since I had my baby last year. That along with breastfeeding helped me get back in shape in much less time than I would have thought! And like you said – it doesn’t feel like exercise…it just feels like a break from entertaining my little one as we stroll around the neighborhood.
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Exercise is of course very vital when it comes to overall health. I always make sure that i normally get a good exercise each day because i want to avoid health conditions which can compromise my longevity. :.*”