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How beneficial is walking for Aging well? In this episode, Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton discuss how many steps one needs for health and the role of walking for fitness. In addition, we discuss how walking can be optimized by using hills/steps and added weight, such as with farmer carries.

Articles referenced:
Cardiovascular disease: Walking 6,000+ steps daily may lower risk for older adults.
I did the farmer's walk every day for a week — here’s what happened to my body.

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Jeff Armstrong W. Jeffrey Armstrong, Ph.D.

Jeff Armstrong is a professor of Exercise Science (Ph.D., Exercise Physiology) at Western Oregon University and host of the Aging Well Podcast. He authored the textbook, 'Pathophysiology & Exercise' (Kendall-Hunt) and teaches a breath of courses from this to Advanced Programming for Sport & Fitness. He is passionate about longevity, health, improving/maintaining performance (Spiritually, Physically, Intellectually, Emotionally, and Socially--what he refers to as "well-centered fitness") across the lifespan, and aging well.