When it comes to walking and type 2 diabetes risk, it’s not just how much you do it that helps — it’s also how fast you move, a new study has found. Brisk walking is associated with a nearly 40% lower ...

There's no doubt about it: Walking is great for your heart. It helps with many underlying risk factors for heart disease, such as high cholesterol, weight gain and chronic stress, to name a few.

People can walk away their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes -- but only if they walk fast enough, a new report finds. Folks who walk at least 2.5 miles an hour appear to have a significantly lower ...

Turning those leisurely strolls into a power walk can actually help you live longer. Science has backed this with new studies and we’ve backed the how to with a decade of coaching, so let’s help you ...

If you just started regularly adding walks or jogs to your exercise routine, you might wonder about things like how long it takes to walk a mile, the average walking speed, or how fast people ...

Story by Laura Williams Bustos, M.S. If you just started regularly adding walks or jogs to your exercise routine, you might wonder about things like how long it takes to walk a mile, the average ...

Walking is one of the simplest, most accessible forms of exercise, and it's also surprisingly effective when it comes to burning calories. But if you're looking to supercharge your walking routine, ...

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies We included cohort studies that explored the association between walking speed and the risk of type 2 diabetes in adults. We used random-effects ...

Carol A. Cates, MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, is the chief nursing officer at Odessa Regional Medical Center. You can reach her via e-mail at [email protected] I started my nursing career as an LVN working on ...

Slight changes in the way a person walks, like slowing down or developing a variable stride, could be early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. Previous studies have linked walking speed in the elderly with ...