In the News--More Americans walking

In the News—Good news from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC):  more Americans are walking for exercise.  Over the last five years, 62% of adults said they are walking at least 10 minutes at a time.  That’s up 6%.  Very good news.  Now, the not-so-good news.  The experts want us to walk more.  The recommendation is that adults should walk 150 minutes of moderate exercise (a brisk walk) every week.  They suggest each walk should be at least 10 minutes long.  The CDC recommend that local governments provide safe places for people to walk and that employers support walking programs for their employees.  But it’s still up to us, to get off the couch, put on our walking shoes, tie our shoelaces and get some exercise.  Easy to say, not so easy to do.    For more information on this topic, go to CDC website http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/Walking/