Walking Step Towards Healthy Life (Sajid Abbas)
Abstract
Health benefits of regular physical activity are noticeably increased in recent years and considered as a critical step towards a healthier population. Walking is one of the most accessible forms of physical activity which is appropriate for all age groups and costs nothing.1 Several studies have shown that walking has higher levels of adherence than other forms of physical activity, possibly because it is convenient and overcomes many of the commonly perceived barriers to physical activity such as lack of time, lack of fitness or lack of skill
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