A 20 Minute Walk a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
Posted on October 05, 2018 in Active Aging
At Ohio Living Breckenridge Village, we pride ourselves in offering many opportunities for physical fitness for residents of all fitness levels. What you may be surprised to learn, though, is that working as few as 20 minutes per day of walking into your routine can bring about big, beneficial changes for your health. These are a few of the benefits physical activity can provide.
Walking for Your Brain
Harvard Health Publications reported that researchers at the University of British Columbia have determined that aerobic exercise, like brisk walking, gives a boost to the size of your hippocampus. This is the part of the brain that has to do with learning and verbal memory. At a time when new cases of dementia are discovered every four seconds, any exercise that can strengthen the brain is welcome.
Social Benefits of Walking
Whether you take a walk around the beautiful Breckenridge Village campus or choose to walk around the other walkways and trails in the area, walking can be a social activity that helps to fulfill the a social aspect of life.
You can walk with friends, create accountability partners to help keep you motivated, and even make new friends who walk at about the same times each day. There are even clubs that meet daily or weekly for the safety and companionability of walking in numbers, like Silver Sneakers groups that meet at various local malls and shopping centers.
Indoor Tracks for Year-Round Benefits
Indoor walking tracks are especially beneficial to those who want to walk and get exercise, but wish to avoid the elements in the process. Excessive heat in the summer and bitter cold in Cleveland winters can make walking outdoors an unpleasant experience. Walking on indoor tracks means you can get your workout in, regardless of burning heat, blowing wind, rain, sleet, or snow.
As part of Breckenridge Village’s continuing commitment to physical fitness, we are proud to offer a convenient, on-site indoor walking track where you can work on your daily, weekly, or monthly fitness goals at our Veale Wellness and Aquatic Center.
Ohio Living Breckenridge Village is dedicated to helping you defy expectations and find your own level of fitness regardless of age by offering purposeful programming created with successful living in mind. Visit today to learn more about the many opportunities we offer for your health and wellbeing.
