Devlin Brown at the water cooler: Be the one who walks 500 miles
A study has found that gait speed is strongly associated with lifespan
23 June 2025 - 05:00
You often reference walking. One tends to think about advanced training regimens and sports such as running when thinking about exercise. Does walking really matter that much?
If you had asked me this question when I was younger, I would have rolled my eyes and asked whether real exercise was something you actually intended to do. Walking! Me? Take a hike...
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