Dr. Joan Dorn, Chief of the Physical Activity and Health Branch at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention More people are getting their exercise by walking, according to a new study by The ...

Walking performance, measured in terms of energy efficiency -- i.e. how far one can travel per calorie consumption -- and walking speed, has been shown to decline as people get older. The reason ...

They found the obese people burned more calories walking at a slower pace for a longer time than walking at a faster speed. It might be just the incentive needed for people turned off by the ...

an exercise scientist at Texas A&M University who studied people while walking and texting. "But nobody tripped and that's surprising; people actually slowed down and engaged in a more protective ...