PSA Campaign of the Month: Just Walk!

Why walk? Well, today’s a good day to walk because it’s National Walking Day, an event hosted by the American Heart Association (AHA). And also every day is a good day to walk because research from the AHA finds that thirty minutes of walking each day had health benefits that include:

• Weight loss
• Lower blood pressure
• Reduced risk of heart disease and diabetes
• Increased well being

Walking, like other forms of exercise, releases endorphins linked to reduced depression and increased happiness—which certainly seems to be the case for the folks in the video PSA, Just Walk!, from the American Heart Association.

>>Bonus Links:

• National Walking Day
• 2013 Vital Signs report on the benefits of walking from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This commentary originally appeared on the RWJF New Public Health blog.