Walking, Health
Frank Ring
Walking for Health and Fitness

Walking for health and fitness is the easiest way to get in shape and stay in shape!

Why am I so enthusiastic about walking for health and fitness? Well, I’ll give you 3 reasons; its free, it’s easy to do, and it’s easy on your body’s muscles, joints, and bones! And, there’s no question that walking is good for you. Walking is an aerobic exercise, which stimulates and strengthens the heart and lungs, thereby improving the body’s utilization of oxygen.

Walking for Health and Fitness

Know Your Walking Limits

21 Walking Safety Tips

21 Walking Safety Tips

Nearly 6000 pedestrians were killed in 2017! This continues a steadily increasing trend of pedestrian deaths. Don’t become a statistic! Commit to following these 21 walking safety tips. More and more, both drivers and pedestrians are distracted. Distractions are the number three cause of pedestrian fatalities behind speeding and failure to yield which are the two leading causes of pedestrian fatalities.

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I just started walking the Appalachian Trail, would you like to join me? No need to bring your backpacks or tents though, I am walking the AT using an iPhone app called “Walk The Distance”. Check it out in the App Store. See you on the trail! Walk on, Frank👣 #walkinginfo #10000steps #walkingphotography #walkingforhealthandfitness #walkingforhealth #walkingforfitness #healhyhabit #pleasurewalking #fitnesswalking #enjoysummer #walkingadventures #placestothink #placestowalk #walkingpic #walkthedistance
Friday walk under a dramatic sky. Walk on, Frank👣 #walkinginfo #sky #dramatic #dramaticsky #10000steps #walkingphotography #walkingforhealthandfitness #walkingforhealth #walkingforfitness #healhyhabit #pleasurewalking #fitnesswalking #enjoysummer #walkingadventures #placestothink #placestowalk #walkingpic# #oaklandnj #bergencounty
A lack of sleep seems to have more to do with hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis)—one major feature of cardiovascular disease—than eating a fatty diet. Not getting enough sleep regularly can cause a buildup of plaque in the arteries, which causes them to stiffen and eventually close. The standard theory of heart disease states that fatty foods cause the arteries to ‘clog up’ and narrow, but it has more to do with a “neuro immune axis” linking sleep to the cardiovascular system, say researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital. Sleep helps to regulate the production of inflammatory cells and maintain healthy blood vessels, and so it would follow that the lack of sleep has the reverse effect. The researchers demonstrated the effect on a group of laboratory mice. Although the cholesterol levels of the sleep-deprived mice remained the same, they developed larger arterial plaques and had double the number of inflammatory cells known to contribute to atherosclerosis. Hypocretin, a hormone that helps regulate sleep, also helps control production of white blood cells, the researchers discovered. Sleep on, Frank👣 #sleep #healthinfo #sleepmore #takeanap #baby #10000steps #walkingforhealthandfitness #walkingforhealth #walkingforfitness #healhyhabit #pleasurewalking #fitnesswalking #enjoysummer #walkingadventures #placestothink #placestowalk #walkingpic
A seldom used bench on the trail is a good thing! Walk on, Frank👣 #10000steps #walkingphotography #walkingforhealthandfitness #walkingforhealth #walkingforfitness #healhyhabit #pleasurewalking #fitnesswalking #enjoysummer #walkingadventures #placestothink #placestowalk #walkingpic #fitnesswalking #bench #trailphotography #trailwalk