My absolute favorite and basic form of activity and movement is and has always been walking. It is an activity …

Fitness and Weight Loss: What About Walking — 3-D Vitality

This is absolutely true! Here is some additional info on this from the Nutrition Breakthroughs blog:

Walking has been proven to remedy depression and boost one’s mood. A study from the Archives of Internal Medicine found that people who were experiencing depression improved greatly with daily walks. The researchers found that those taking the walks had as much betterment in their symptoms as those taking anti-depressant drugs and the benefits lasted longer than medications.

Another study from the Harvard School of Public Health discovered that regular, moderate physical activity such as brisk walking can extend one’s life by several years, even for people who are overweight – and these health betterments were demonstrated regardless of age, sex, weight or…