Walking is a simple, low-impact way to build cardiovascular fitness and ease into an active lifestyle. Regular walking helps stabilize blood sugar, strengthens the heart, reduces dementia risk, ...

Walking at least 4 miles or approximately 8,000 steps a day has been shown to improve overall health and lower mortality risk. Walking up to 10,000 steps per day or 5 miles can help you lose weight.

Story by Laura Williams Bustos, M.S. If you just started regularly adding walks or jogs to your exercise routine, you might wonder about things like how long it takes to walk a mile, the average ...