Interesting article. I've always felt brisk walking was a good form of exercise. I used to be a runner and have considered it again. But with the recent knee injury it's probably going to be walking for now.

"The key to improved cardiovascular health, according to this study, is calorie expenditure, regardless of how it's expended. Runners aren't healthier by virtue of being runners -- they're just more efficient in their exercising. If you prefer walking, you can be just as well off, health-wise. 'Assuming a slow jogging speed of a 12 minute mile, compared to a walking speed of 17 minute miles, you would need to walk about 50 percent further to expend the same energy as running,' lead author Paul Williams explained to me. In terms of time, 'you would need to walk for about twice as long.'" Dorris Wedding mother of the bride or groom dresses with jackets