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Walking five minutes every half-hour can reduce the risk of high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease. EschCollection/Getty Images hide caption
Sitting all day can be deadly. 5-minute walks can offset harms
In 2018, GirlTrek members gathered for a weekend retreat in Rocky Mountain National Park as part of their #StressProtest. GirlTrek hide caption
GirlTrek Uses Black Women's History To Encourage Walking As A Healing Tradition
On the advice of a co-worker, Dehne joined a six-week program through which she learned how to safely walk to ease her pain. Now Dehne briskly walks for exercise and enjoyment multiple times a week. Her knees, she says, "don't hurt me anymore." Eamon Queeney for NPR hide caption
For most of us, the benefits of a walk greatly outweigh the risks, doctors say. Get off the couch now. Elena Bandurka/EyeEm/Getty Images hide caption
Walk Your Dog, But Watch Your Footing: Bone Breaks Are On The Rise
Young bodies may more easily rebound from long bouts of sitting, with just an hour at the gym. But research suggests physical recovery from binge TV-watching gets harder in our 50s and as we get older. Lily Padula for NPR hide caption
Get Off The Couch Baby Boomers, Or You May Not Be Able To Later
Older adults who own dogs walk more than those who don't own dogs, and that they're moving at a good clip, a study finds. fotografixx/Getty Images hide caption
Dog Owners Walk 22 Minutes More Per Day. And Yes, It Counts As Exercise
Interval training includes bursts of high-intensity efforts sandwiched by periods of less activity. Jonathan Cohen/Flickr hide caption
Does 1-Minute Interval Training Work? We Ask The Guy Who Tested It
Despite efforts to reduce pedestrian deaths, many cities have become more dangerous for walkers in recent years. Alessandro Scagliusi / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm hide caption
Waddle, don't run. Compassionate Eye Foundation/Natasha Alipour Faridani/Getty Images hide caption
Good thing that coat is coffee-colored. iStockphoto hide caption
People use energy less efficiently as they age. Running seems to help prevent that slowdown. iStockphoto hide caption
Varying speed while walking may make the activity much more effective. iStockphoto hide caption
Interval Training While Walking Helps Control Blood Sugar
Paul Salopek, National Geographic fellow, looks out over Jerusalem during his seven-year journey by foot from Africa to South America. Bassam Almohor/National Geographic hide caption
Amid A 'Shimmering' Tension, A Walk Through Israel And The West Bank
You don't need a starting line to avoid arthritis pain, researchers say. Just put on that pedometer when you get up in the morning. crunklygill/Flickr hide caption
Walking: so simple, yet difficult for many people as they age. Justin Horrocks/iStockphoto hide caption
The healthy human foot's outer arch may be more flexible than previously thought. iStockphoto hide caption
This meeting will now come to order. iStockphoto.com hide caption