THE WORD ON WALKING
Walking is all over the news these days!
EverWalk gathers the most cutting-edge articles about the benefits of walking. Scroll through our library below to find out everything you want to know about why WALKING IS THE ANSWER.
EVERY PROBLEM IS SOLVED BY WALKING
The New York Times agrees: Walking Is The Answer.
SURPRISING WAYS WALKING DELIVERS A WORKOUT
This Wall Street Journal article shows all the ways that walking can provide a great workout!
FIVE BENEFITS OF WALKING
Harvard University details five surprising benefits of walking in this article.
WALKING WORKOUTS: 7 MYTHS & FACTS
Should you be walking every single day? Is one long walk better than multiple shorter ones? And how fast should you be walking? Everyday Health answers your questions.
TIPS FOR CHOOSING WALKING SHOES
Harvard Health Publishing tells us that brisk walking is one of the simplest and best exercises you can do to protect your heart, so put your best foot forward. Here are their suggestions for choosing the best walking shoes.
12 MAJOR BENEFITS OF WALKING
Prevention Magazine reveals how getting your daily steps in can do so much more than help you maintain weight loss.
IS WALKING CARDIO EXERCISE?
Read this article in Prevention about reaping the cardio benefits of walking.
THE PLEASURES OF WALKING
These essays in The Guardian capture the many pleasures of walking — as well as what walkers need to make their rambles more enjoyable!
IS WALKING GOOD EXERCISE?
Read and watch this clip/article from The Today Show to find out exactly why walking is one of the most important, accessible, and beneficial forms of exercise.
WALKING IS THE MOST UNDERRATED EXERCISE
Read this CNN article about walking — which they believe is the most underrated from of exercise! And then go walk!
YOUR OPTIMUM STEP COUNT
Read about the optimum number of steps
(hint: it’s not 10,000)
to live longer and better!
STEP UP YOUR CREATIVITY
Walking and creativity and meditation are all connected. Find out how!
HOW EXERCISE MAY HELP US FLOURISH
The New York Times believes physical activity can promote a sense of purpose in life, creating a virtuous cycle that keeps you moving.
“IT’S A SUPERPOWER!”
How Walking Makes Us Healthier, Happier and Brainier: A neuroscientist believes that plenty of regular walking unlocks the cognitive powers of the brain like nothing else.
HOW FIT CAN YOU GET FROM JUST WALKING?
GQ asks: Walking is good for you, obviously. But can it whip you into shape? Find out their discovery in this article
ARE YOU AN AGENT OF CHAOS?
The New York Times says that if you’re looking at your phone while walking,
you definitely are
an agent of chaos!!
THIS IS THE BEST TIME OF DAY TO EXERCISE
Read this CNET article about the science behind choosing the best time to exercise — FOR YOU!
RETURN TO AN OUTDOOR ROUTINE
A great piece from the Wall Street Journal.
AL ROKER RECOMMENDS WALKING
The Today Show’s Al Roker tells us why walking is so good for our fitness!
HOW THE PANDEMIC INTENSIFIED OUR CONNECTION TO NATURE
Read this terrific Washington Post article about how walks changed the author’s connection to nature — in the outside world and her own human nature.
HIKING IS AN IDEAL STRUCTURE FOR FRIENDSHIP
Read this terrific piece in the Atlantic about how hiking is the ideal way to keep your friendships vibrant!
FORGET THE GYM: WHY WALKING IS A SUPERIOR FORM OF FITNESS
Men’s Health magazine has figured out what EverWalk has known all along! Check it out!
WHY GROUP EXERCISE MAY BE EVEN BETTER FOR YOU
Read this terrific Washington Post article about how group exercise may be better than working out alone! Walk together!
KEEPING A WALKING STREAK GOING FOR A FULL YEAR
Record: Putting your successes to paper shows you how you are progressing and allows you to see the progress you’ve made.
Reward: Reward yourself in a manner that is favorable to you and that will incentivize you to keep going.
Redirect: Give yourself grace when you get off track and then use the first two Rs to get back in the right direction.
OUR LOVE STORY
How one couple went from walking out of necessity to walking for each other!
A CAMINO LOVE STORY
For Valentine’s Day — a story about how the Camino brought a couple together!
DO WE REALLY NEED 10,000 STEPS A DAY?
Find the answer in this recent article out of the UK.
HOW TO WALK YOUR DOG RIGHT
January is National Walk Your Dog Month: Find out how to make your dog walks more enjoyable for you and your canine companion in this Rover article.
AN “AWE” WALK MIGHT DO WONDERS FOR YOUR WELL-BEING
Going for a walk and looking more closely at what you see can shift your whole outlook! Read this New York Times article to find out more!
WALKING: YOUR STEPS TO HEALTH
Read this Harvard Medical School article about the exciting health benefits of walking.
WHY WALKING IS THE IDEAL PANDEMIC ACTIVITY
National Geographic remind us: Walking changes the world. Walking is about more than walking, and always has been. Walking soothes. Walking inspires and sharpens the mind.
THE CALMING POWER OF A SIMPLE WALK DURING THE PANDEMIC
Who would have thought that, just a few weeks ago, going for a walk would become such a luxury? Maybe right now, we can get out and take a stroll and appreciate it for the simple escape it gives us.
A NEIGHBORHOOD WALK IS AN EASY WAY TO KEEP FIT
This Washington Post writer reveals: I’ve taken to walking the streets of my neighborhood during the coronavirus pandemic. It’s a way to get out of the house when most of us are spending more time at home than ever before. It’s a simple and effective way to get exercise.
MAN NEARS GOAL OF WALKING AROUND THE WORLD
When Bradford Hathaway’s doctor told him back in 1988 to start exercising, Hathaway started walking. 32 years later, he’s walked over 24,000 miles. It’s the equivalent of nearly walking around the world. In fact, he’s only 100 miles short of the 24,901.
WHY DID I EVER ELLIPTICAL?
When you walk six miles a day, you realize the world is so beautiful that you feel both good that you are finally doing it and also a profound sense of loss that you didn’t do it before.
WHY DR FAUCI POWERWALKS
Dr. Anthony Fauci has been putting in long days fighting Covid-19, so he makes time to power walk to relieve stress. Fauci and his wife, Christine Grady, 67, a nurse bioethicist, power walk 3.5 miles together daily.
