Walking

october is breast cancer awareness month. the most recent studies have found that, especially for post menopausal women, that a minimum of 150 minutes of walking and exercise a week lowers breast cancer rates by 25% and if one only  walks by 14%. walking also reduces the risk of re-occurrence in breast cancer survivors. something to think about.
of course there are many proven benefits to walking and exercise such as building stronger bones, reducing blood pressure, heart disease and stress and of course obesity.
but back to walking. outside is great, with a friend even better. strolling is not "walking" in this context. you need to be walking at a pace of about 100 steps per minute which is about 3.5 miles per hour to be considered of enough intensity (moderate) to garner the benefits.
more on walking to come.