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<\/p>\nWalking not only helps in staying fit, but is also considered one of the most effective antidepressants, claims a new study.<\/p>\n
About 97% of all the people who walk regularly experience improvement in their mental and emotional health, to a Health Survey.<\/p>\n
Walk for Health Survey is a study on walking behaviour of millennials and elderly carried across four cities, including in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Jaipur.<\/p>\n
The survey also revealed that walking helps control stress among people across age groups.<\/p>\n
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While 42% of the elderly feel that walking helps beat stress, 50% of the millennials experience reduction of stress and hypertension, post walking, it added.<\/p>\n
Among the depressed patients those who walk regularly, 59% said they forget about their illness while walking, 50% walk to break the monotony of daily life, 39% feel walking makes them happier, while 26% walk to improve their work-life balance.<\/p>\n
Walking gives 19% millennials time for self-introspection, while it gives 21% elderly the feeling of self-reliance.<\/p>\n
The survey said walking helps patients with depression interact with other people outside their house. Interestingly this percentage was higher for millennials (20%) as compared to the elderly (12%).<\/p>\n
About 43% are unable to walk as long daily commute leaves them with no time for walking, 29% get bored while walking and believe that walking will not have a positive impact on their personality, 21% lack company to walk, and 21% are unaware of the benefits of walking on their mental health, the survey said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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