- By Priyanka Munshi
- Wed, 03 Apr 2024 09:10 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Happy National Walking Day 2024: Every year on the first Wednesday of April, today, April 3, people from all across the nation are celebrating this day. National Walking Day aims to raise awareness about the value of physical activity and the health advantages of walking. Walking is an easy-to-do but powerful exercise that helps strengthen muscles, elevate mood, and enhance cardiovascular health when included as part of an everyday routine.
Whether it's in the neighborhood, at a nearby park, or during work breaks, people are urged to go for vigorous walks on this day. National Walking Day also promotes walking in addition to increasing awareness about the benefits of leading an active lifestyle and lowering the risk of chronic illnesses including obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
This day encourages people of all ages to prioritize their health and well-being through regular physical activity by highlighting walking as an accessible and fun form of exercise. Therefore, we've gathered all the motivational quotes here to turn walking into your fitness motto.
Happy National Walking Day 2024 Motivational Quotes
“I walk to be healthy, walk to be happy.” – Charles Dickens
“Twenty miles of walking will do more for you than ten miles of thinking.” – Henry David Thoreau
“I look my best when I’m totally free, on holiday, walking on the beach.” – Rosamund Pike
“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” – Edmund Hillary
“Walking is a medicine for the body and mind.” – Hippocrates
“I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.” – Abraham Lincoln (Image Credit:Canva)
“Your body is designed to move, not sit. Get up and walk.” – Les Brown
“Every walk with nature is a renewal of life.” – John Muir
“Me thinks that the moment my legs begin to move, my thoughts begin to flow.” – Henry David Thoreau
To keep your body fit and to keep your joints moving, it is very important that you walk daily. (Image Credit: Canva)
“Walking, it turns out, is as much meditation as movement.” – Rebecca Solnit
“Nature does nothing in vain. Every leaf, every twig, has its purpose.” – Aristotle
“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” – Saint Augustine
“Walking is the best possible exercise.” – Thomas Jefferson
“I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.” – Steven Wright
“Walking home at night with my dog, I notice everything. The smell of the air, the way the light hits the buildings, the sound of my own footsteps.” – Haruki Murakami
Walking Day reminds that we must walk every day to make each day a healthy one. (Image Credit: Canva)
“Walking is the favorite sport of the good and wise.” – A.L. Rowse
“Walking gets the feet moving, the blood moving, the mind moving.” – Terri Guillemets
“Walking is cheap, fun, safe and acceptable exercise.” – Annie Taylor
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“Exercise to stimulate, not to annihilate. The world wasn’t formed in a day, and neither were we. Set small goals and build upon them.” – Lee Haney
“The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.” – Jacqueline Schiff