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Is walking really the best medicine for your heart? How about your waistline? Your bones? Test your knowledge with this quiz and find out how to walk your way to better health.Source
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If you walk 10,000 steps, you’ve gone about :
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1 mile
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5 miles
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10 miles
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Research shows you’re likely to live longer if you walk at least ?
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5.5 miles per week
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10.5 miles per week
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15.5 miles per week
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Brisk walking counts as cardio exercise.
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True
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False
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It depends
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Walking is as good for your heart as running.
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Yes, if you do enough of it
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No, you need to raise your heart rate
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Neither is really good for your heart
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You should do this many minutes of brisk walking each week if you want to lose weight :
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About 75
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About 150
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About 300
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Take your dog for a half-hour walk, and you may burn about :
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100 calories
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200 calories
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300 calories
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To boost your mood, try taking a walk in :
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A shopping mall near your house
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A city, so you can sightsee as you move
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A leafy, natural area
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Exercise like walking lowers your risk of breast cancer because it :
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Turns off genes that let cancer cells grow
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Lowers the estrogen in your bloodstream
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Protects your cells
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Walking is good for your bones because it’s :
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Weight-bearing exercise
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Resistance exercise
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Balance training
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Women who walk 30 minutes a day may cut their risk of stroke by :
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10%-20%
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20%-40%
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40%-60%
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