| 1 | Hiking builds up your immune system which helps make you more resistant to disease. |
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| 2 | Reduces stress "..your cares drop away like autumn leaves.." [John Muir] |
| 3 | Cures many forms of Arthritis through exercise |
| 4 | Promotes good sleep and appetite |
| 5 | Keeps weight down [good for the cardio-vascular system] |
| 6 | Helps keeps Diabetes under control |
| 7 | Reduces Urinary Frequency thru partial dehydration |
| 8 | Helps prevent Strokes and Heart Attacks if done on a regular basis |
| 9 | Hiking promotes friendship and builds up lasting relationships when done with groups |
| 10 | Fruit, vegetables, Vitamin E, Calcium, Fiber and Beta Carotene are antioxidants which help fight Cancer and Cholesterol. |
| 11 | Hiking is good for almost anything except a sprained or broken leg [joke] |