Walking might seem simple. But it’s not, explains epidemiologist Peggy Cawthon, science director of the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute. It’s an amazingly complex behavior that ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Research suggests that it may take far fewer than ...

Walking engages muscles in your legs, hips, and core. You can engage more muscles while walking by adding resistance, such as wearing a weighted vest or using walking poles. Though walking doesn't ...

“Nearly 1.8 billion adults are at risk of disease from not doing enough physical activity,” a 2024 World Health Organisation statement reads. At the time of writing, this figure was on the rise. The ...