by Adewale Olowode

Created on: November 04, 2008

Walking is an everyday manual activity performed by man using a combination of the skeletal and muscular systems. It is manual in the sense that it is performed without the assistance of a machine- just the body set forward or backward in motion. Walking as an activity will exercise the legs a great deal, allowing the formation of lactic acid in the muscles. Walking also allows amino acids to be transported efficiently in muscles, because the amino acids are always required for muscle metabolism and coordination.

Temperature of the environment is very important to walking as an activity. Most times, unless walking performed when in danger or for very important reason, walking as an activity is best performed early in the morning and late in the evening. Favorable temperature is 25-28 deg. C (77.0-82.4 deg. F). And if outdoor environment is harsh, it could be done indoor. Outdoor walking varies with the seasons of the year, including spring, winter, autumn, and summer. Most people enjoy outdoor walking best during summer.

Walking is a healthy transit choice for the environment. Where car is used, some fuel, for example gas goes with it. This fuel is a non-renewable source of energy and so is an action not in favor of the green technology initiative. Walking on the other hand, is an activity that uses chemical energy derived from food sources. Food sources containing carbohydrates and lipids are well-known renewable sources of energy. So, walking is good for the environment. Therefore, walking could be the ideal choice on a day when a family wants to cut down on gas.

Walking could be the right alternative to the environmental swarming of the highways with cars and other automobiles. When people decide to take a walk, the car is off the road and accident is reduced. Imagine taking about 2000 cars off the busiest road in New York City. The environment will enjoy less noise and reduced discharge of carbon monoxide. In short, its healthy for the environment.

To those who believe in it, walking is an interesting and enjoyable hobby. And interestingly, the walking activity is performed by the best friends of the environment. These are the advocates of the green technology, the people who strive to care all of the time for nature. Even though nature or the environment cannot talk, the best friends are pre-disposed not to do any harm to it, but rather find a way to make it better.

Think walking needs such a big environment? No, walking could be defined in an environment as

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