"better for it" in many ways, including establishing the life-long habit. the habit. 71 now. Still walk well, often kilometres a day. Hike, too. Believe it to be a key component of my mental and physical well-being. It started when I walked to school for 14 years, very rarely ever driven to and from.  Even in 10 below.  Even through the snow and rain. Got plenty of all that in small town Okanagan.  
"Bundle up," Mom would say.  We did. We walked. So did almost every other kid who didn't get bussed in from outlying areas.