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9 Surprising Symptoms Made Better by Walking

If you’re looking for a simple and accessible way to improve your overall well-being, the answer may be as straightforward as taking a walk. In fact, there are many symptoms you might have experienced that can be alleviated with commitment to a regular walking practice. In this article, you’ll learn how nine common symptoms can be made better with walking.

9 Surprising Symptoms Made Better by Walking
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8 Reasons Walking Can Help You Lose Weight

I woke up my sophomore year of college to discover two seemingly unrelated issues. First, I had gained not just the freshman fifteen, but more like the freshman thirty, and I’m barely 5’3”. I blame dorm food and a steady stream of 11:00 p.m. pizza runs. Second, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life or even who I really was. I felt like I was constantly in reaction mode, and between classes, homework, and living with dozens of people on the 8th floor of Denton 8 (my dorm), well, the picture wasn’t pretty.

8 Reasons Walking Can Help You Lose Weight
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Rucking: What it Is, How to Get Started and ...

A long staple of military training, in its most basic form, rucking is simply walking with a loaded pack. The term comes from “rucksack,” the durable pack the military uses to carry equipment. Recent research has confirmed what our military has long known: rucking is a powerful form of fitness, whatever your mission. 

Highly versatile, the weight you carry can vary based on your fitness level and training goals, and the right pack makes it easy to increase the weight as you get stronger. And get stronger you will, along with a host of other benefits that make rucking something we should all add to our walking practice.

Rucking: What it Is, How to Get Started and Eight Reasons You Should Try It
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9 Tips for Walking in the Summer Heat

If rising temperatures have you sweating about how to keep up with your walking practice, find relief with nine tips to keep you cool and crush your miles.

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9 Ways to Change Up Your Walking Style

It is said that variety is the spice of life, a lesson you should consider applying to your walking style. Varying your routine helps to keep you from getting bored and presents the opportunity to challenge your body in new ways that can lead to stronger muscles and a healthier you. Here are nine ways you can switch things up and add a little spice to your walking workout.

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Walking Is The Ultimate Better Balance Exercise

Walking Is The Ultimate Better Balance Exercise

I was tired. I had been traveling. Perhaps I was dehydrated or congested, or maybe the altitude was getting to me. But as I walked down the hallway of the Park City hotel, the floor tilted and threw me against the wall. I stood there for a few minutes, hoping the floor would return to its usual flat and stable position. It was a bout of vertigo, brought on by who knows what. My balance returned as the morning went on and that disconcerting feeling hasn’t returned since, but I vividly remember the disorienting walk down that hotel hallway.

9 Health Benefits of Watermelon

9 Health Benefits of Watermelon

A favorite treat when the summer sun finds itself high in the sky is the juicy, sweet taste of watermelon. A perfect side for picnics, a delicious snack, or creatively curated into appetizers, starters, or beverages, watermelon can be blended, cut up and served into a multitude of delicious delights. But not only will they pack a sweet punch into your day, watermelon is also a great food to incorporate into your healthy habits. Following are 9 health benefits of eating watermelon:

9 Ways to Stay Safe in the Sun

9 Ways to Stay Safe in the Sun

The temperatures are rising, the sun is shining, and the days are getting longer, all of which are beckoning us outside. And though at 99 Walks we’re all about savoring the sunshine, and there are many benefits to some time outside, being safe while doing so is of the utmost importance. Following are 9 things to keep in mind when soaking up the summer -- or any season for that matter -- sun.