Science+Health Benefits of Walking
Studies have shown that walking after meals can help improve this, which is the body's ability to process food and use nutrients.
What is digestion?
This iconic structure, built to protect China from invasions, stretches over 13,000 miles and is a popular site for historic walks.
What is the great wall of china?
This historical event involved a long walk by 70,000 Native Americans in the 1830s, resulting in the relocation of tribes from their ancestral land.
What is the Trail of Tears?
This popular trail in Spartanburg runs along the former railroad tracks, offering views of the city and surrounding landscapes.
What is the Mary Black Rail Trail?
This small rodent with a bushy tail is often seen scurrying up trees on Spartanburg’s trails.
What is a squirrel?
Studies show that walking in nature, such as on a forest trail, can lower the levels of this stress hormone in the body.
What is cortisol?
Network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century.[1] Spanning over 6,400 km (4,000 mi), it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the Eastern and Western worlds
What is the Silk Road?
This trail, known as the "Inca Trail," leads to the ancient city of Machu Picchu in this South American country.
What is Peru?
A 116-acre urban preserve and trail system located minutes from downtown Spartanburg and protects a 1.5 mile stretch of Lawson's Fork Creek offering over 4 miles of trails.
What is the Cottonwood Trail Preserve?
This tall bird with a long neck and legs is often spotted near wetlands in South Carolina.
What is a heron?
Walking can boost this mood-enhancing chemical in the brain, often linked to feelings of happiness and relaxation.
What are endorphins?
In Washington, D.C., you can walk along this famous reflecting pool that leads to the Lincoln Memorial.
What is the National Mall?
The Appalachian Trail stretches over 2,190 miles across this many U.S. states.
What is 14?
A 1.6 mile loop trail outside of downtown Spartanburg that is considered relatively easy with its paved walking surface and popular among people looking to exercise and enjoy nature.
What is the Milliken & Company Arboretum Trail?
State animal of SC can be found grazing in grassy areas or running across paths with its reddish/grey-brown coat and white underside.
What is a whitetail deer?
Walking regularly can improve the quality of this sleep stage, which is crucial for memory consolidation and muscle repair.
What is deep sleep (or slow wave sleep)?
In New York City, you can walk across this historic suspension bridge connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn.
What is the Brooklyn Bridge?
This famous pilgrimage in Spain leads to the shrine of Saint James.
What is the Camino de Santiago?
A 3 mile long urban trail providing a short and scenic getaway that is highlighted by a historic cotton mill. Eventually plans are to connect this trial with existing ones to cover over 32 miles.
What is the Drayton Mills Trail?
This invasive vine, originally brought to the U.S. for erosion control, is often called "the vine that ate the South."
What is kudzu?
This practice of walking barefoot on natural surfaces, believed to improve posture and strengthen the feet, is known by this name.
What is "barefoot walking" or "grounding"?
This trail in the U.S. is known for being a historic route for pioneers traveling west.
What is the Oregon Trail?
The travel to Mecca in Saudi Arabia to complete this annual Islamic pilgrimage, which is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
What is the Hajj?
Section of the Palmetto Trail that lasts 12.6 miles through a historic state park.
What is Croft Passage (Palmetto Trail)?
One of the most popular forest trees in southeastern US, recognizable by its five-pointed star-shaped leaves and its hard, spiked fruits.
What is a Sweetgum?