“It’s good for bones, it’s good for muscles,” Michelle Porter, a kinesiology professor at the University of Manitoba, told CTV News. “And there’s lot beyond the physical benefits… in terms of your brain, cognition, memory. It helps you sleep.”

Porter said walking is a great physical activity for people looking to get moving and suggests starting at a comfortable pace and distance.

To read the entire conversation and to watch the video, please follow the link to CTV Winnipeg.