To walk or to jog?

Most of us are under the impression that although walking is good for us, jogging is even better. Well, a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine supports walking all the way! The results of the study found that overweight people who engaged in brisk walking for 19.2 km (12 miles) per week experienced the same benefits to their cholesterol levels as those who jogged the same distance. The participants who chalked up additional miles on their walking agenda encountered even more drastic improvements. Another encouraging finding of this study was that even if weight loss did not occur, the improvement in cholesterol profiles did. So get up, get moving and walk your way to good health!