Are there really walking groups in malls in the US?

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Are mall walkers real?

While the origins of mall walking, or walking in shopping malls for exercise, are unclear, it is now a practice so prevalent throughout America that a report released earlier this year by the CDC listed shopping malls as the second most popular venue for walking in the country, just behind neighborhoods.

Is walking around the mall exercise?

You can lose weight with any form of exercise, as long as you exercise away more calories than you take in. The distinction is where you walk, so mall walking is the perfect exercise. Walking in a mall allows you to walk anytime day or night (as long as it's open) without having to worry about safety issues or climate.

What do mall walkers do?

Meet the mall walkers: People who find friendship in empty shopping centres. At dawn in an empty shopping centre in Brisbane, small groups of avid walkers come together not only to pound the pavement for exercise, but for company and community.

Is shopping at a mall a exercise?

Fans say the advantages of mall-walking include the fact that shopping malls are traffic free, weather resistant and safe. It can also get you reasonably fit. A 30-minute speed walk incorporating some stair climbing and lunges can burn around 200 calories.

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