"Walking doesn't do a terribly good job of building muscle, but as you become more trained, the body shifts to burning more fat as opposed to carbohydrates", explains Bassett. BOOST YOUR WALK WITH OTHER EXERCISES "IT'S IMPORTANT to look at walking not as your sole form of exercise, but as an important foundational exercise", says Bassett. "Walking does a very good job of lowering the cardiovascular risk factors - cholesterol levels, blood pressure, excess fat - and prevents plaque buildup in arteries", says Bassett. "Walking has effects on the brain and increasing brain blood flow, so that's important in terms of the prevention of Alzheimer's and other memory loss", says Bassett. [Extracted from the article]
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