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#### Get Healthy by Walking

Like many parents today, you may wonder what you can do to encourage your family to exercise and have fun together. When joining a gym is not an option, you can still get your kids and spouse to exercise and spend time together when you all begin walking. Doctors have long touted walking to be an ideal exercise for people of all fitness levels. When you want to strengthen your case to convince your family to take up walking, you can tell your spouse and kids about this activity’s positive benefits.

#### Ideal for Weight Loss Goals

Lounging around inside the house all day can be devastating to your family’s weight loss goals. When you all can stand to lose a few pounds, you can convince them to start walking with you by telling them about the positive impact that this activity can have on their weight. People who walk 30 minutes or more each day typically lose weight and keep it off permanently. If the idea of taking a high impact aerobics class or lifting weights does not appeal to you or your loved ones, you can all drops some needed pounds by walking a half hour or longer each day.

#### Keeping Serious Health Conditions at Bay

With diabetes, heart disease, and osteoporosis on the rise, you and your family may wonder what you can do to keep these conditions at bay. Walking proves to be an perfect exercise that can lower your risk of developing high blood pressure or heart problems, as well as help you keep your blood glucose levels low. When you walk each day, you also strengthen your bones and help prevent the onset of osteoporosis. Walking can boost your family’s health and give you all the peace of mind that comes when you safeguard your health.

#### Techniques for Productive Walking

Walking as a form of exercise calls for you to use techniques that go beyond your regular amble and stroll. When you want to lose weight, tone your body, and reap other fitness benefits from walking, you and your family should keep these techniques in mind:

- Keep your head up and look forward instead of at the ground
- Relax your head, shoulders and neck rather than tensing them while walking
- Pump your arms slightly to increase your exertion level
- Keep your back straight and your stomach muscles tightened instead of slouching
- Roll from your heel to your toe for smooth motion

#### Treating Walking-Related Injuries

If your family is new to exercising each day, it may not be surprising that you or one of your family members could experience a walking-related injury. If your children suffer a sprained ankle, broken bone, scrapes, bruises, or other trauma, you can get them treated quickly and help them recover better when you take them to SignatureCare Emergency Center. The staff there are equipped to handle exercise-related trauma and have services ready to help them diagnose and treat your kids. With proper treatment from the doctors, nurses, and other staff, your children can get back to walking with the family in no time.

Walking can be the perfect family-friendly exercise that lets you spend time with your loved ones while also reaping the benefits of getting into shape. If injuries arise, you can let the professionals at SignatureCare Emergency in Mission Bend help you get your family back to walking together again soon.

By SignatureCare ER | May 13th, 2018| Categories: Health & Wellness
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