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Walking is a great way to get in shape without breaking the bank (it's free and you do it everyday). But there are other benefits to this exercise that you may not have realize. Here's some fun facts to encourage you to lace up your walking shoes.
步行是塑身的超棒方式，不花錢，而且可以每天進行。但還有一些你不知道的好處。看了以下有趣內容，可以鼓勵你系上運動鞋帶。
Whether you stroll, saunter, amble or stride, walking is good for you. In his book, The Lost Art of Walking, Geoff Nicholson extols the virtues of walking, and delves into how and why we walk. Besides providing physical, psychological and social benefits, this simple, free activity can transform your life, he suggests. Here’s how:
不管是溜達、漫步、逛逛，還是大步走，步行都有好處。吉奧夫.尼克爾森在《消失的步行藝術》一書中，大力稱贊步行好處，探究步行方式和原因。他說，除了生理、心理和社交方面的好處外，該簡單、免費的活動還能改變你的生活。如下：
Promotes Good Health
From a health perspective, walking is the key to managing weight, controlling blood pressure, and reducing the risk of a stroke, breast cancer, diabetes and myriad other ailments. A brisk daily walk lengthens your life, decreases the risk of depression and elevates your mood and sense of wellbeing. According to Harvard teaching hospital Beth Israel Medical Centre, walking lowers total cholesterol and increases high-density lipoproteins (HDL) or the “good cholesterol”.
鍛煉好身體
從健康角度看，步行在以下幾方面能起到關鍵作用：控制體重；控制高血壓；降低中風、乳癌、糖尿病和其他各種疾病的風險。每天輕快走，可以長壽，減少抑郁風險，提升精神氣，讓人感覺更健康。根據哈佛大學附屬醫院貝西.伊薩瑞中心的研究表明，步行降低總膽固醇水平，并提高高密度——即“好膽固醇”——水平。
Keeps You Mentally Refreshed
From a psychological viewpoint, walking offers an opportunity to clarify thoughts, to solve problems and to reduce stress. If you establish a rhythm that is relaxing and peaceful, walking can also become a form of meditation.
讓你精神好
從心理學角度看，步行提供了以下時間：理清思路，解決問題，還有減壓。假如進行放松、平和的步行，也是一種冥想方式。
