What you can do

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8 Astonishing Benefits of Walking

What you can do: Sneak out for a walk on your lunch break; walk around the block during commercial breaks when you're watching your favorite TV shows.

How to Pull Off a Triple Play for Your Health

What you can do: Make a vitamin D supplement part of your daily routine for full-swing health results.

Walk Slow and Long to Help Your Heart Recover

What you can do: Work up to walking 45 to 60 minutes at a time several times a week, walking as slowly as you need to.

Kids Living Near Green Spaces Step Up Their Walking

What you can do: Don't live near a park? Make an extra effort to get keep your kids active, and do what you can to make your community as walkable as possible.

Diabetes is 90 Percent Preventable, Study Says

What you can do: Be sure half your plate is filled with vegetables; make walking a part of your daily routine.

Why Pedometer + Facebook = Weight Loss

What you can do: Find neighbors and friends who want to be part of a walking group, pick up a pedometer, and aim to walk 10,000 steps a day.

Short Spurts of Exercise Can Protect You From Breast Cancer Death

What you can do: Get at least 150 minutes of exercise a week, even if it's in 10-minute chunks.

Your Heart Needs More Than Housework

What you can do: Be active at home, but also carve out a half hour from your day and go for a walk or jog.

Get Out of Your Chair if You Want to Live

What you can do: If you spend long hours in a chair, break it up with short bouts of standing and walking.