Older Women Walking for Exercise Ease Anxiety, Stress and Depression

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"In the urban setting, these women walked outside on city blocks or in shopping malls. Groups could organize to take walks after dinner. It didn't require going to the gym," [Deborah Nelson, Ph.D] said. "You don't have to run 20 miles a week to reap the benefits of exercise. If you stick to a moderate-paced walking schedule, it can keep your body mass index down and lower the risk of stress, anxiety and depression," she added.

"We recruited African-American and Caucasian women living in Philadelphia for this study to better represent the large population of urban women. These results can be generalizable to both urban Caucasian and African-American women, groups of women that have been under-represented in previous studies," Nelson said.

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Older Women Walking for Exercise Ease Anxiety, Stress and Depression

PHILADELPHIA-More and more research shows that exercise is extremely beneficial for aging women, beginning with menopause. A recent study, p...

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