Nowadays, people are accustomed to various means of transportation, and the number of daily steps is declining sharply. Some people take no more than 3,000 steps a day, and such people are more prone to obesity and health problems.
So, for those who persist in brisk walking for 1 hour every day and stick to it in the long term, what are the benefits for the body?
1. For middle-aged and elderly people with underlying diseases, adhering to brisk walking can promote blood circulation, reduce blood lipid concentration, effectively reduce cardiovascular diseases, and improve problems such as high blood lipid and high blood pressure.
2. For people who sit for long periods, brisk walking can activate body muscle groups, maintain lower limb power, slow down joint aging speed, and keep you with flexible legs without fearing climbing stairs.
3. For obese people, brisk walking is suitable for people with a relatively large weight base for beginner training. One hour of brisk walking can enable you to consume about 320 calories, accelerate the burning of body fat, and help you reduce weight appropriately.
However, to achieve better weight loss results, simple brisk walking is definitely not enough. You also need to control your diet and reduce calorie intake to enhance the weight loss effect and obtain a good figure.
4. For people who are prone to constipation, brisk walking can promote intestinal peristalsis, improve gastrointestinal function, help take away metabolic wastes, be conducive to defecation, improve the problem of a small belly, and also maintain the normal physiological functions of the body and enhance the body’s resistance.
5. For people who are relatively old, brisk walking can increase bone density, prevent osteoporosis, and effectively reduce the possibility of falls and injuries. This is of great significance especially for middle-aged and elderly people.
6. For people under relatively high pressure, adhering to brisk walking can relieve stress and anxiety. During brisk walking, the body will secrete neurotransmitters such as endorphins, which helps create happy factors and make you happy. Thus, your stress resistance will be enhanced.
Seeing this, perhaps you can learn: How to brisk walk correctly to achieve better exercise results.
First, maintain a posture of holding your head high, straightening your back, and tucking in your abdomen. Look straight ahead. When brisk walking, swing your arms naturally.
Second, land your feet steadily and transition evenly from heel to sole to reduce the impact on joints.
Third, master the breathing frequency and maintain breathing in every three steps and breathing out every two steps.
Finally, maintain a brisk walking speed of 110 to 130 steps per minute, or a speed at which you are slightly out of breath but still able to communicate normally.
