50 Amazing Benefits of Walking Daily

Daily walking has more health benefits than sporadic heavy exercising. It not only helps you feel good, it will help you look good as well. Exercise does not have to be harsh and difficult. A simple brisk walk each day can greatly improve your health.

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Jacky Miller is a Registered Dietician based in New Zealand. She specializes in chronic conditions and through diet and lifestyle changes helps her patients improve their health, and lead richer, more fulfilling lives. She writes regularly on health related topics for blogs including MindBodyGreen, Jen Reviews, and The Huffington Post. 

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7 Small Towns Taking Big Steps to Get People Walking

by Jay Walljasper / YES! Magazine

These communities are helping residents take steps towards healthier lives by making walking a priority.

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YES! Magazine reframes the biggest problems of our time in terms of their solutions. Online and in print, we outline a path forward with in-depth analysis, tools for citizen engagement, and stories about real people working for a better world.

What Your Town Can Learn From America's Most Walkable Suburb

It's got great transit, plenty of sidewalks, and values people more than cars.

by Jay Walljasper / YES! Magazine

Suburban life has always been synonymous with long hours in the car—going to work, school, the grocery store, the mall, soccer practice, and friends’ homes. Some people even drive to take a walk.

Most streets were designed to move cars as quickly as possible with little regard for the impact on pedestrians.

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YES! Magazine reframes the biggest problems of our time in terms of their solutions. Online and in print, we outline a path forward with in-depth analysis, tools for citizen engagement, and stories about real people working for a better world.

New Year's Commitment

New Year’s resolutions fail. I know, because I’ve made them and none of them worked out. Why? Perhaps I didn’t want them bad enough. Or I forgot about them. We want change but we don’t want to expend the effort to affect that change.

Okay, I’m lazy. There. I said it. I’m lazy. I’d rather clean the kitchen, the bathroom, and shampoo the rugs than exercise. I hate it. It’s boring, it’s hard, and it’s exhausting. I don’t like the way it feels, I don’t like being hot and sweaty and sore, and I don’t like gasping for breath in public trying to walk up a hill.

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Rear view of people in winter coats walking across Brooklyn Bridge.
03/03/2017
Daily walking has more health benefits than sporadic heavy exercising. It not only helps you feel good, it will help you look good as well. Exercise does not have to be harsh and difficult. A simple... read more
close up on feet walking up yellow edged steps
08/13/2015
by Jay Walljasper / YES! Magazine These communities are helping residents take steps towards healthier lives by making walking a priority. 1. Albert Lea, Minnesota (pop. 18,000... read more
pedestrian crossing sign against bright blue sky
06/11/2015
It's got great transit, plenty of sidewalks, and values people more than cars. by Jay Walljasper / YES! Magazine Suburban life has always been synonymous with long hours in the car—going... read more
footprints in sand with text "It's time to get moving..."
01/01/2015
New Year’s resolutions fail. I know, because I’ve made them and none of them worked out. Why? Perhaps I didn’t want them bad enough. Or I forgot about them. We want change but we don’t want to expend... read more
Rear view of people in winter coats walking across Brooklyn Bridge.
03/03/2017
Daily walking has more health benefits than sporadic heavy exercising. It not only helps you feel good, it will help you look good as well. Exercise does not have to be harsh and difficult. A simple... read more
close up on feet walking up yellow edged steps
08/13/2015
by Jay Walljasper / YES! Magazine These communities are helping residents take steps towards healthier lives by making walking a priority. 1. Albert Lea, Minnesota (pop. 18,000... read more
pedestrian crossing sign against bright blue sky
06/11/2015
It's got great transit, plenty of sidewalks, and values people more than cars. by Jay Walljasper / YES! Magazine Suburban life has always been synonymous with long hours in the car—going... read more
footprints in sand with text "It's time to get moving..."
01/01/2015
New Year’s resolutions fail. I know, because I’ve made them and none of them worked out. Why? Perhaps I didn’t want them bad enough. Or I forgot about them. We want change but we don’t want to expend... read more