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Whether you're a fan of "Walking in Memphis" (Marc Cohn, 1991) or "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Nancy Sinatra, 1966), you have to admit that Dire Straits' "Walk of Life" (1985) says it all: Walking can transform your life.

That's also the message of a new study that determined the most active 25% of American adults get the equivalent of two hours of walking at a pace of almost 3 miles an hour every day. The researchers then found that if most American adults age 40-plus adopted that routine they would extend their life expectancy by more than five years -- from just under 79 years to nearly 84. That's almost exactly the result Dr. Mike Roizen calculated in the RealAge program first released in 1998. (See the book "RealAge: Are You as Young as You Can Be?" for the other 150 ways to live younger longer.)

And if folks who are quite sedentary start walking for around 112 minutes every day at that pace -- well, their life expectancy skyrockets by close to 11 years! For the least active, each hour of walking could add about six hours to their life expectancy -- and that adds up year after year.

So don't walk away from the opportunity to increase the quality of your life -- and how long you have to enjoy it. For support on your walk to better health, view Dr. Oz's video "More Movement May Increase Longevity -- Here's Why" at iHerb.com/blog and listen to our audiobook "You on a Walk" (with music!).

Dr. Mike Roizen is the founder of www.longevityplaybook.com, and Dr. Mehmet Oz is global advisor to www.iHerb.com, the world's leading online health store. Roizen and Oz are chief wellness officer emeritus at Cleveland Clinic and professor emeritus at Columbia University, respectively. Together they have written 11 New York Times bestsellers (four No. 1's).

(c)2024 Michael Roizen, M.D.

Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

(c) 2024 Michael Roizen, M.D. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.