If you have a job in a nursing recruitment agency, a nursing agency or even if you work in nursing jobs then you will understand how serious heart disease can be. There has been a new study done and it shows that those who have heart disease are admitted to hospital way less when compared to those who walk slow. Italian researchers found that those who had a faster walking speed had a much lower risk of hospitalisation.

In the study, patients were asked to walk 1km in total on a treadmill. They were asked to do so at what they thought was a moderate intensity. Others were asked to walk slow, and then finally, the last group were asked to walk fast. 51% of the slow walkers had been to hospital, compared to 31% of the walkers who went fast. 44% of the intermediate walkers were hospitalised as well, and this just goes to show that the faster you walk, the less likely you are to be admitted to hospital for any reason at all. Of course, walking is the most popular form of exercise for adults and it does not require any training at all. The study lasted for three years and the studies’ findings are certainly making waves in the healthcare industry.

It is certainly interesting to see how all of this is going to make a difference and it is also interesting to see if more and more people try and do a more intense form of exercise so that they can keep themselves healthy. Either way, only time will tell.

This study was done in a completely controlled environment and nobody can argue with the results. If you have a heart problem, walking fast can certainly help you to avoid further hospitalisation.