Walking is such a simple activity yet it can do wonders for the mind and body. I find it only takes a 30-minute jaunt around my local park to loosen up my joints, improve the circulation around my body and experience a much clearer headspace.
Unfortunately, when winter hits the days become shorter and the weather can be a little unpredictable. So I set myself the task of finding a way to incorporate walking into an indoor workout and ended up finding a workout perfect for the holiday season when many of us are traveling and don't have access to a gym or our favorite fitness equipment but still want to move and feel good.
I figured I'd need a bit of a goal so I found a workout that would have me tick off a total of 4,000 steps in just 30 minutes. I thought 4,000 steps was a pretty solid base mark to get me going. Recent research published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology found that walking just 3,867 steps can kickstart a healthier life, significantly lowering the risk of mortality from any cause. The latter sounds a little morbid but it's pretty impressive to know that walking has the potential to elongate our life. Plus, it's reassuring to see that 10,000 steps is no longer the prescribed number of steps being recommended for us to try and fit in every day.
