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Go for a walk! It'll boost your immune system and more

Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
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Go for a walk! It'll boost your immune system and more
Go for a walk! It'll boost your immune system and more

Studies show walking improves your health including decreasing the intensity and duration of a common cold.

RIGHT NOW, BUT APRIL IS MOVEMORE MONTH.

EXPERTS SAY ITSIMPORTANT NOW MORE THAN EVERTO CREATE HEALTHY HABITS ANDMAKE SURE YOU ARE EXERCISINGAND MOVING YOUR BODY EVERDAY.W-P-T-V NEWSCHANNEL FIVESTEPHANIE SUSSKIND IS INDOWNTOWN WEST PALM BEACH TTELL US MORESTEPH: IAND I AM READY TO WALK THISMORNING... TRYING TO ACHIVE 10THOUSAND STEPS IN ONE DAY.ITYOU ARE WORKING FROM HOME ANDSPENDING A LOT OF TIME INSIDBUT EXPERTS SAY ITS SOIMPORTANT TO YOUR HEALTH RIGNOW.

VO I SPOKE WITH DRMAYRENE (MAR-A-NAY) HERNANDEZWITH UNITED HEALTHCARE AND SHESAYS DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THEPOWER OF WALKING TO BENEFITYOUR HEATH.

SHE SAYS STUDIESSHOW IT CAN IMPROVE AND BOOSYOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM AND HELPDECREASE THE INTENSITY OFCOMMON COLD.

10 THOUSAND STEPSIS THE TARGET..

BUT SHE SAYSSTART IN SMALLER INCREMENTAND WORK YOUR WAY UP- ALWAKEEPING A GOAL IN MIND.

SOT DRMAYRENE HERNANDEZ, CHIEFMEDICAL OFFICER FOR UNITEDHEALTHCARE 6:46 ITS SOIMPORTANT TO REMAIN ACTIVE AHAVE GOAL AROUND THE ACTIVITYON YOUR DAY TO DAY.

AND NOTONLY US BUT ESPECIALLY IF YOUARE A PARENT, ITS IMPORTANTSET THOSE STANDARDS TOO FORYOUR OWN CHILDREN STEPH ANDWITH THE KIDS HOME RIGHT NOWITINCORPORATE SOMETHING LIKE AFAMILY WALK INTO YOURROUTINE... OR EVEN A DANCEVIDEO GAME.

DR. HERNANDEZ SAJUST BE SURE TO MAKE IT A FUNACTIVITY.WE KNOW THIS IS A STRESSFU

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