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Walk 100 Steps a Minute for 'Moderate' Exercise

Study computes a pace brisk enough to meet activity guidelines

Posted March 17, 2009

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100 steps a minute.

You don't need a pedometer to walk 100 steps a minute if you can remember the tune to a Sousa march such as "The Stars and Stripes Forever." Just run the song in your mind and march to the beat. You'll probably be doing a little better than 100. Besides, humming a tune takes some of the boredom out of the incredibly boring exercise of walking!

100 steps a minute.

You don't need a pedometer to walk 100 steps a minute if you can remember the tune to a Sousa march such as "The Stars and Stripes Forever." Just run the song in your mind and march to the beat. You'll probably be doing a little better than 100. Besides, humming a tune takes some of the boredom out of the incredibly boring exercise of walking!

Just do it?

The lesson that science has taught us is this: exercise is good for you - for your bones, heart, body and mind. Let me put all salubrious reasons aside for the moment and just reiterate one of the seven reasons the Mayo Clinic encourages people to exercise: because it can be fun! So join a team, a pick-up game, go hiking, take up kung-fu, hoola-hoop your way to number one on Wii Fit, chase squirrels out of your yard, or go to yoga to pick up girls (or guys). Just do it?

- www.mentalpestilence.com

exercise helps heart pump its blood

In my understanding, exercise will be able to mitigate the load of heart as it helps heart pump its blood.

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