India, Aug. 23 -- Fitness walks have become the talk of the town lately. From Japanese, Nordic and fart walks, there is now a new knocking at our doors: the 6-6-6 walk. No, it is not some evil-esque thing, but rather a very structured yet simple fitness trend that is going viral on social media and fitness blogs.

This walk encourages people to dedicate 60 minutes to brisk walking, either at 6 am or 6 pm, with a 6-minute warm-up and a 6-minute cool-down, six days a week. Walking for an hour will add up to approximately 6,000-7,000 steps a day, which correlates with the latest research, published in the Lancet Public Health, stating that walking 7,000 steps a day can be enough to boost your brainpower and help protect against a range of di...