I know you’re expecting me to say strength training (and as a whole package, strength training still wins hands down)
BUT
As something with pretty much zero knowledge, equipment or other requirement, walking is awesome.
Even if you already do a couple of workouts a week, if your daily step count is low, you’ll gain benefits from walking.
Although the 10,000 daily steps target is often spoken about, 7000-8000 steps likely brings the same amount of benefits.
You don’t need to start here though. Find out how many steps you’re already doing each day, and set a realistic target to strive for. Once that becomes easy, you can increase it again until you can manage 7000-8000 steps a day.
You can spread your step count out across the day. In fact, this arguably has some benefits over doing them all at once as it helps you avoid longer periods of inactivity.
The benefits of regular movement are huge.
If you can walk for even 10 minutes after each meal, you’ll notice improvements to your blood sugar immediately. You’ll notice your energy levels increase, and you’ll see positive effects on your mental health, sleep quality and general sharpness of mind. Longer term, you’re at a reduced risk of chronic diseases too.
So, don’t overlook the positive benefits of walking. Even if you already have a regular exercise routine, if you are otherwise pretty inactive, working on your step count will provide big and far reaching benefits.