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Introduction
One of th k t living a long hlth lif is mintining n active liftl and drinking plenty of water. Water may not be the sexy choice but, it help to shed the weight. Td, mn l fllw hectic hdul tht leave little time fr physical fitness tiviti. As a result, bit h rhd idmi rrtin in th wrld and hrt di nd dibt (two conditions linkd t dntr lifestyles) are on th ri. Indd, the nun of nglting hil fitn activities can be flt in bth the riing mdil t t treat th nditin nd in highr mrtlit rates.
T thir credit, mn l have trid to mbt thi diturbing trnd by jining gm r hlth lub. That id, gm memberships n b financially rhibitiv for mn nd th rutin quite mntnu for thr. Sttiti show tht fw l mintin gm-bd physical fitness rutin for rlngd rid of tim.
Is thr, thn, a rliti nd ffrdbl way t inrrt exercise int a busy schedule tht n dd r t ur life? Th answer i yes. Pl are wlking for fitn and tudi find tht it n have a ignifint imt n vrll hlth.
Power walking is a grt w t imrv r mintin your overall hlth. Jut 30 minut vr d can inr rdivulr fitn, trngthn bn, rdu x body ft, and bt mul power and endurance. It n l rdu your risk of dvling nditin uh as hrt di, t 2 dibt, tri and m nr. Unlike m other frm f exercise, walking i fr and doesnt ruir n il uimnt r training.
Physical activity d nt hv to b vigorous or dn fr lng periods in rdr t imrv ur hlth. A 2007 tud of intiv wmn found tht vn a lw lvl of xri - rund 75 minut per wk - improved thir fitness levels ignifintl, whn mrd t a nn-xriing gru.
Power wlking i lw impact, ruir miniml uimnt, n b dn t n tim f d and n be rfrmd at ur wn . Yu n get ut nd wlk without wrring but the risks itd with m mr vigru forms of exercise. Walking i also a grt frm of hil tivit fr people who r overweight, ldrl, r who hvnt xrid in a lng tim.
Power wlking for fun and fitn isnt limitd t trlling b urlf around local nighbrhd streets. Thr r vriu lub, vnu and strategies u n use to mk walking n enjoyable nd social part f your liftl.
How Walking Can Benefit You Today
Frm trngthning bn to hdding pounds, researchers k finding mr nd mr health bnfit frm this simple activity. Nd a rn t hit th trail r wander th vmnt? Hr r jut a fw imriv benefits of wlking.
Aid Wight L. Wlking i a grt exercise nd hl u lose wight. American intit dignd n xrimnt whr obese patients wlkd tgthr t their dtintin in nd rund th city. Aftr 8 weeks, their wight was hkd, and mr thn 50% f the participants lt n vrg f 5 und. Thrfr, it might b a good id t trt walking to and frm your nearby dtintin, intd of driving your car.
It hl u mintin a healthy wight. It m m like a no-brainer, but rgulr walking n ld t wight l because exercise burns calories. But with walking, the calories u burn depend more the ditn you cover rthr thn ur pace, according t Hrvrd Hlth. During a 15-r tud, researchers fund tht l wh walked gained ignifintl l wight thn th wh didn't nd th mr l wlkd, th l wight they gind.
It saves your brain. Walking keeps ur mind sharp. In a University of California t San Francisco study, researchers murd th gnitiv abilities of nrl 6,000 women g 65 nd ldr. They trkd their physical tivit fr several r nd found tht g-rltd mmr decline w lwt in th wmn who wlkd the mt. Anthr study ublihd in th Dmbr 2018 iu of Nurlg hw tht ldr dult who never exercise nd already hw signs f gnitiv nrn n rvr cognitive dlin (i.. diin-mking kill) in as little ix mnth jut b wlking.
It n hl you liv lngr. Svrl tudi hv linkd regular wlking to lngvit. A 2018 study fund tht wlking can lwr ur rik f dying frm cardiovascular di. Another tud in 2018 found tht wlking at a brisk m to ut the rik of dying by 24 percent, while wlking at an vrg reduces the rik by 20 percent. A tud b th Amrin Cancer Sit found that even lw lvl f walking are linkd with lwr mrtlit.
Power wlking trngthn bones and muscles. All th t can k ur bones trng nd wrd ff bn loss, fractures nd osteoporosis. Tht back-and-forth mvmnt l tn th mul in ur legs nd b. If you wing your arms whn you wlk, u n strengthen th rm mul, t.
It joint in. Wlking rtt ur joints by lubricating thm nd trngthning th surrounding mul that support thm. Svrl tudi l hv shown tht wlking rthriti-rltd in nd if u walk enough, it might rvnt arthritis frm frming in th first l.
It bt ur md. Th mr l walk h day, th mr nrgti they fl and th better thir md, according t a California State Univrit tud. Wlking rl ndrhin, whih r chemicals tht triggr positive fling in the body.
It n rdu your breast nr rik. An Amrin Cnr Sit tud fund that women wh wlkd vn r mr hours a week hd a 14 percent lwr rik f dvling brt nr than those wh wlkd thr hur r fewer per wk.
Walking can hl you l. An hur of wlking nd trthing, ill in the morning, n help u fll asleep and t l.
It n reduce your rik f diabetes. Wlking n hl prevent dibt r rdu its vrit. Findings frm th Hrvrd Nur' Health Study suggest tht wlking brikl fr 30 minut dil rdu the risk f dvling Type 2 dibt b 30 rnt.
It helps your hrt. Wlking d wndr for your hrt and circulation, according t the Arthriti Foundation. It lwr ur blood rur, trngthn ur heart, ut your rik of trk nd wrd off heart disease.
Getting Proper Shoes and Clothing For Walking
Wlking i a lw-t and effective frm f xri. Hwvr, th wrong type f h r wlking tin n u foot r shin in, blitr and injuri to soft tiu. Make sure ur h r mfrtbl, with rrit heel nd rh urt. Tk light, steps nd mk ur ur hl tuh dwn before your t. Whnvr possible, wlk n grass rthr thn concrete t hl absorb th imt. Familiarize urlf with wht t wr and wht t avoid before you trt wlking.
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Whn choosing wlking shoes, it' imrtnt t knw th bi f a wlking shoe, as knowing thi infrmtin will hl u h a h tht will bnfit both your ft hlth nd improve your wlking rfrmn. Hr r m basic ti and infrmtin fr choosing a good ir f walking h.
Th mhni f wlking h dign r geared towards hling th foot bear th tr f imt nd bln th weight f the ntir bd during wlking. If u'r n ur ft fr lng rid uing inappropriate wlking shoes, u might vn xrin unuul in in your bk r lv. Th science f wlking h design takes int account the different ft types to nur mximum urt and mfrt for flt feet, normal feet, r high-rhd feet. Fr each ft type, shoe dignr dd ftur to nhn efficiency, rrt r mhni, rtt the ft frm injuri nd t rvid optimal tbilit. Shoes fr walking for flat feet hv mdil t r dvi lik the rollbar for grtr stability nd mhnil rrtin. Th r ftn lld stability or mtin control shoes. Nrml ft are best uitd with nutrl-uhining nd stability h whih ffr lw-t-mdrt tbilit with uhining nd highr flxibilit. High-arched ft are bttr ff with flexible, highl uhind h fr impact brtin.
Apart frm comfort and vrll urt, walking h hv xtr added ftur t uit th nd f serious athletes, inl wlkr, and fitn wlkr. Gnrll, ur hi in walking h should have lw nd stable heels and gnru toe rm. Whn hing for the best fitting wlking shoes, focus on funtin rather than th form nd it is to ur advantage if you have different sets of walking shoes t llw for dmrin ftr ll tht wlking. Sh have t tk a brk, t.