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Its simple for many people, beginner-friendly and can be done daily with or without weights.

Plus, it even helpsbuild mental strengthalong with your physical strength.

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Im talking about walking.

Is 30 minutes of walking a day enough?

But is 30 minutes of walking enough?

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How long you walk to hit your step goal entirely depends on your pace.

A relaxed walk could take longer.

Heres what30 minutes of walking per day can do for your bodyversus30 minutes of power walking per day.

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What does walking do to your body?

Did you know that theresearchshows time in nature can boost creativity and wellbeing?

If you might manage it, even a short walk, taken regularly, could provide benefits.

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Its also a fantastic form of meditation, known as mindfulness.

Plus, like weightlifting, walking acts as a powerful anti-aging weapon via osteogenic loading orbone loading.

Using your bodyweight or external loads, weight-bearing movements can help load and strengthen your bones.

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Does metabolism increase after walking?

There’s a bit of a craze taking place over at TikTok right now (shocker) called 30-30-30.

In other words, there’s no such thing as a unicorn.

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Trust me when I say, every fitness fanatic I know prioritizes walking in their routine.

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