Walking is known to be beneficial for health and yet fewer and fewer people walking these days. What are the reasons for this? What can be done to tackle this problem?

Simple cardiovascular exercises like brisk walking and jogging have immense health benefits.

However

, there is a steep decline in the number of people opting for

such

activities nowadays. While lack of

time

and place can be the most influential factor behind

this

, some small contributions from the government can encourage everybody to engage in these daily exercises.

Firstly

, life is fast paced now and everybody, especially the young generation has a busy schedule. It is becoming increasingly difficult for us to engage ourselves in anything other than our usual routine.

For example

, someone who commutes for 2 hours daily and has a job of 9 hours will not be very keen on investing some

time

in walking.

Additionally

, having to use crowded streets for exercises can not only prove to be discouraging, but can

also

pose huge accidental risks.

for

Suggestion

For

instance, I study shows that 25% of the fatal accidents involve people walking on the road.

Nevertheless

, a little effort to build roads and parks with joggers' path can provide the necessary peaceful space and

thus

can increase the eagerness of people to spend

time

on walking.

In particular

, most of the people in New York walk because, the roads there have huge footpaths. When compared to India, which has narrow walking space, a study has shown that New York has 70% more persons preferring to work to their destination. Another point to consider is that, stringent labour laws can cut down into people's working hours and

hence

, giving them more

time

to spend on their health.

Therefore

, strict vigilance on office timings will reduce fatigue and will prove to be a good solution.

In other words

, lesser the working hour, the more

time

all of us will have to go for a walk. In conclusion, even though we all know that walking can be a great exercise, many factors have been contributing to reasons, which are compelling us not to take the healthy way. But as discussed, if we change a few legal and infrastructure related aspects, they are easily solvable.