Walking News

Obesity be gone. Americans are lacing up athletic shoes and signing up to run in 5Ks, 10-milers and even marathons in record numbers.

Fans walk through the infield tunnel at Kansas Speedway, one of many long walks fans face during a day at that track, or any track, for that matter.

Residents will have the opportunity to participate in a twice weekly walking program at the Nipawin Evergreen Centre beginning Wednesday, Nov.

Walking to stay healthy is a physical activity that is capable of attributing to a fall.

If you're interested in walking and joining others interested in walking for health and pleasure, come to the Honey Springs Battlefield near Rentiesville between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

The not-so-sweet truth about sugar Evidence is mounting that a diet high in sugar may lead to hypertension and heart disease.

The Christmas holiday season usually is a joyous time of year for families, but it can also produce problems in some homes and that's what prompted a Montgomery physical therapist to come up with one of the city's most unusual events.

Slow walking may not only mean getting to your destination later but it could also be taking its toll on your health, according to a French study.

Slow walking may not only mean getting to your destination later, according to a new study by French scientists: Older people who walk slowly are almost three times more likely to die of heart disease and related causes than older people who walk faster.

"People who walk slowly are three times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than those who go at a brisk pace," according to the Daily Express.

Three months after her car accident, Susan Peters woke up. She couldn't move. She could barely speak.

AT 21 Nerys Owen experienced her first major heart operation. "I remember the day I fell ill very well.

NOW THAT FALL is here, my ballet flats seem flimsy. I've been looking for something substantial, but I'm having difficulty.

THERE is a new building on West 57th Street in Manhattan, a block from Bulgari and Bergdorf Goodman on Fifth Avenue, and about the same distance to Central Park and Carnegie Hall .

Highlighting the importance of staying fit in old age, a French study has found that seniors who walk slowly are three times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than are fast walkers.

A STOURBRIDGE woman is celebrating winning a walking challenge at the towna s railway station after taking an amazing 340,000 steps - the equivalent of walking from Dudley to Brighton.

Beginning today, Best Buy will sell health and fitness equipment in 40 stores across the U.S. It may seem like a stretch for it to branch into territory dominated by sporting goods stores and chains like Sears and Target, but Best Buy calls it a natural extension.

Editor's Choice Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Also Included In: Seniors / Aging ; Sports Medicine / Fitness Article Date: 11 Nov 2009 - 0:00 PST printer friendly view / write opinions rate article New research published today on bmj.com reports that older people who walk slowly are three times more likely to die from cardiovascular ...

Does walking backward give you 10 times the benefit as forward walking? Dalsukh posted a message on our Walking Forum praising backward walking with that claim .

METAIRIE - With rain threatening, students at Bissonet Plaza Elementary School wasted no time making their way to the back of campus.