In The Boston Globe, Christiaan Abildso explains the benefits of walking.
From the article:
I needed to speak with the study’s lead author, a West Virginia University Extension physical activity specialist and assistant professor named Christiaan Abildso.
I tried to keep my tone neutral when he picked up the phone, but I could hear the edge. “Is walking good for you?’’ I demanded.
“Absolutely,’’ Abildso said so cheerfully that I suspected I was being trolled.
He began by extolling its ease and affordability, and even spoke skeptically about weighted vests. I was nodding along smugly, until he started to say things like: “Walkers just need to add in body weight resistance training,’’ and “if you walk faster or up a hill for sure that’s better than walking three miles per hour on a flat surface.’’
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