{"id":28688,"date":"2025-05-30T09:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T09:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=28688"},"modified":"2025-05-30T09:26:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T09:26:53","slug":"how-to-trick-yourself-into-taking-a-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=28688","title":{"rendered":"How to Trick Yourself Into Taking a Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You don\u2019t need to hit 10,000 daily steps to reap benefits.<\/p>\n

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I love a meandering walk, but sometimes I need a little motivation to get up and go. Lately, I\u2019ve been tempting myself outside by visiting a dove that\u2019s nesting in my yard: Every morning, I check to see if her eggs have hatched. Once I\u2019ve got my sneakers on and left the house, I tend to keep walking.<\/p>\n

Rob Walker, author of \u201cThe Art of Noticing,\u201d said that when he walks, he likes to impose a mission or build a framework around it to add a little novelty and engagement to an activity that is \u201cliterally pedestrian.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOtherwise, you can easily end up on your phone, or in your head where all you do is ruminate over the deadline that you\u2019re missing or the smartass remark that someone made to you,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd there could be dragons walking around and you wouldn\u2019t notice them.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s worthwhile to do whatever it takes to stay on the path, because the benefits of regular walks are well-documented<\/a>. Walking lowers the risk of many health problems<\/a> including heart disease, anxiety and depression, and diabetes, said Stacy Imagbe, an assistant professor of kinesiology at Morehouse College.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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And you don\u2019t need to do 10,000 steps a day, either; even 4,000 daily steps have been shown to have benefits<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you need some motivation, here are some of Walker\u2019s more creative ways to take a walk.<\/p>\n