Walking a set distance on a regular schedule boosts bone density, muscular endurance, strength and flexibility — and could keep you moving into a ripe old age.

Morning walking has numerous benefits and can easily be integrated into your routine. It requires no special equipment other than a good pair of walking shoes.

Walking is a low-impact aerobic exercise that's easy to do, requires no special equipment and burns calories effectively. The amount of calories that you'll burn walking depends how long you walk, how strenuous your walk is and how much you weigh.

Walking can improve your mood, boost endorphins, reduce fatigue and lower your stress hormones. What are you waiting for? Head for a stroll.

Sarah Jessica Parker has revealed how many steps she takes per day to maintain her lean figure into her fifties, and it's pretty impressive!

Thanks to activity trackers, more and more people are motivated to not only count their daily steps, but also to make their steps count.

How many calories you burn depends largely on your weight and level of exertion. Here's an estimate of what you can expect from a 45-minute walk.

Depending on how fast you walk and how much you weigh, you could burn upwards of 500 calories on a daily stroll.

Walking is a convenient and effective fitness activity that most people can participate in. Although more advanced pedometers calculate distance, the basic devices only provide total steps. If you know a person's average stride length, you can convert steps into approximate distance.

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