Regular exercise is the key to stay healthy throughout your life, and for
stay slim. A sedentary lifestyle is, in fact, one of the main risk factors for weight gain. And people who do not do any sport are generally more exposed to the development of cardiovascular diseases as well as diabetes.
But there is no need to start an extreme or intense sport to lose weight. Walking is, in fact, often recommended by doctors, although it is usually looked down upon by many people. In the United Kingdom, an athlete even decided to set herself a huge goal: to walk at least 25,000 steps per day. And she succeeded in meeting this challenge.
This sportswoman walked 25,000 steps a day all year long
L’World Health Organization (WHO) recommends walking at least 10,000 steps per day. This advice is not unknown to the general public, since many people are now looking to increase the number of steps they take on a daily basis. But few people go so far as to want exceed 20,000 steps per day.
However, this is the challenge that Keltie O’Connora British sportswoman, wanted to raise. As told Women’s
Healththis woman became famous on YouTube for walking 25,000 steps a day this year. Beyond
benefits that she was able to feel with this physical practice, Keltie O’Connor learned a lot of things by walking so much. For example, she noticed that this activity can be a lot of fun.
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Walking 25,000 steps a day doesn’t have to be a chore
This is certainly the first lesson that Keltie O’Connor took away from his daily walk : fun.
“I bought a FitBit. And I suddenly started noticing that I was taking a lot of steps. The competitive side in me came to life. I was winning points. I was beating people. It was fun “she remembered.
Of course, walk a lot takes time. And some people might find this activity boring. To avoid finding time too slow, Keltie O’Connor ended up listening to music for his long walking sessions. “I noticed that I missed driving around town and listening to music, so I bought headphones and walked everywhere. Time flew by”she explained in her videos on
YouTube.
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Taking 25,000 steps a day can have many physical and financial benefits
Keltie O’Connor didn’t just have fun during his daily walks. The British sportswoman also felt many benefits after a few weeks of practice. The first are, of course, physical. Walking 25,000 steps a day actually promotes mental health. She has, in any case, noticed that her walking sessions have had a “therapeutic effect” very pleasant.
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According to this athlete, walking can even increase
your vitamin D level. And this sporting practice is particularly interesting for your wallet. “I noticed that I was saving money on gas that I used to spend on driving. It’s the cheapest thing for our mental and physical health”she stressed.
