walking Archives - Athletico Better for every body. Thu, 28 Aug 2025 19:44:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 Is Walking Backwards Good for Your Health? 5 Benefits You Didn’t Expect https://www.athletico.com/2025/09/12/is-walking-backwards-good-for-your-health-5-benefits-you-didnt-expect/ https://www.athletico.com/2025/09/12/is-walking-backwards-good-for-your-health-5-benefits-you-didnt-expect/#respond Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:30:33 +0000 https://www.athletico.com/?p=104069 Have you ever seen someone walking backwards at a park or gym and wondered why? While it might look unusual,...

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An Exercise Routine That Can Help Manage High Blood Pressure https://www.athletico.com/2025/05/23/an-exercise-routine-that-can-help-manage-high-blood-pressure/ https://www.athletico.com/2025/05/23/an-exercise-routine-that-can-help-manage-high-blood-pressure/#respond Fri, 23 May 2025 12:30:31 +0000 https://www.athletico.com/?p=97544 High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects nearly half of adults in the U.S. While medications can help, one of the...

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Feeling Overwhelmed? Here Are 4 Things You Can Do To Turn Your Day Around https://www.athletico.com/2023/07/17/feeling-overwhelmed-here-are-4-things-you-can-do-to-turn-your-day-around/ https://www.athletico.com/2023/07/17/feeling-overwhelmed-here-are-4-things-you-can-do-to-turn-your-day-around/#comments Mon, 17 Jul 2023 12:30:37 +0000 https://www.athletico.com/?p=83058 Stress can be defined as, “a state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation,” which is something...

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Are You Feeling Stressed? Exercise Can Help! https://www.athletico.com/2022/12/07/are-you-feeling-stressed-exercise-can-help/ https://www.athletico.com/2022/12/07/are-you-feeling-stressed-exercise-can-help/#respond Wed, 07 Dec 2022 13:30:10 +0000 https://www.athletico.com/?p=79161 With seven out of ten adults in the United States reporting stress or anxiety daily, stress is a common occurrence...

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What Is Hip Dysplasia? https://www.athletico.com/2022/04/15/what-is-hip-dysplasia/ https://www.athletico.com/2022/04/15/what-is-hip-dysplasia/#respond Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:30:25 +0000 https://www.athletico.com/?p=74407 Isn’t hip dysplasia something dogs have? The short answer is yes, but humans can also have hip dysplasia. Hip dysplasia...

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Returning to Workouts After an Illness https://www.athletico.com/2021/11/01/returning-to-workouts-after-an-illness/ https://www.athletico.com/2021/11/01/returning-to-workouts-after-an-illness/#respond Mon, 01 Nov 2021 12:30:59 +0000 https://www.athletico.com/?p=71071 The response to flu, colds, or bronchitis is varied, and individuals may be affected differently. A cold can present varying...

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4 Ways to Move More https://www.athletico.com/2021/04/21/4-ways-to-move-more/ https://www.athletico.com/2021/04/21/4-ways-to-move-more/#respond Wed, 21 Apr 2021 12:30:22 +0000 https://www.athletico.com/?p=65859 The pandemic showed many of us that we had to get creative with our fitness outside of a gym or...

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3 Ways to Make Your Walk a Workout https://www.athletico.com/2021/04/19/3-ways-to-make-your-walk-a-workout/ https://www.athletico.com/2021/04/19/3-ways-to-make-your-walk-a-workout/#respond Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:30:39 +0000 https://www.athletico.com/?p=65835 Walking is a great activity to boost health, mood, and even keep you alive. It has even been coined “the...

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6 Health Benefits of Walking https://www.athletico.com/2020/07/20/6-health-benefits-of-walking/ https://www.athletico.com/2020/07/20/6-health-benefits-of-walking/#respond Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:30:38 +0000 https://www.athletico.com/?p=61724 We’ve heard it time and time again, “you need to exercise,” but we may not know where to start. We...

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Stepping it up in the Workplace: Increase Your Daily Step Count https://www.athletico.com/2015/03/12/increase-your-daily-step-count/ https://www.athletico.com/2015/03/12/increase-your-daily-step-count/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2015 13:55:22 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/?p=18422 As many of you are aware, the recommended steps per day should be 10,000 or above. For the average person’s...

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