How to Prevent Wear-and-Tear Injuries

How to Prevent Wear-and-Tear Injuries

If you think that football is the sport with the most injuries, you would be wrong. Each year, 79 percent of long-distance runners suffer injuries that force them to take time off from running (Br J Sports Med, Aug, 2007;41(8):469-80). The most-injured part is the...
How to Prevent Wear-and-Tear Injuries

Walk Faster, Live Longer

Many studies show that the faster you walk, the longer you live. Picking up the pace is more healthful than just walking slowly, even if you go longer than the recommended 30 minutes per day.  Paul T. Williams, a statistician at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,...
How to Prevent Wear-and-Tear Injuries

How to Walk Faster

Walking is one of the safest and most effective sports for fitness, but to become fit, you have to move fairly fast. You should exercise vigorously enough to increase your heart rate at least 20 beats a minute more than when you rest. Walking at a leisurely pace will...