Mobility & Fitness

From the UCLA School of Medicine Walking issue of UCLA School of Medicine Walking

1. Why Walk?

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By UHN • September 29, 2017

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Walking is the great democrat of exercise. It requires no special venue, no fancy equipment. Accessible to all, it stretches the limbs of both commoners and kings. Thomas Jefferson waxed sage about the virtues of hoofing it. “Walking is the best possible exercise,” he wrote to a friend in 1785. “Habituate yourself to walk very […]

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