Walking is one of the sports, different from other sports, low intensity, most people can adapt, through walking can promote blood circulation throughout the body, improve the basal metabolic rate, but also in the process of exercise to control weight, maintain blood pressure, blood sugar stability. However, some people walk incorrectly, which poses a threat to their health. So, how many steps is appropriate?
Some people have the misconception that the more steps they take, the better, so that the body can have enough activity, so as to improve immune function, effectively delay aging and regulate endocrine. But whether you are young or old, you should pay attention to step control.
Young people are strong, with a strong gait, no obvious wear and tear on joints and bones, and no more than 6,000 steps per walk. Elderly people have a tendency to age, try to control the number of steps a day within 3,000 steps, different age requirements are different, do not think that walking 10,000 steps a day is the right way to walk.
What should I pay attention to when walking healthily?
The elderly should go to suitable places to walk, such as parks, riverside roads, playgrounds, these places are suitable for walking, breathing fresh air in addition to relaxation, and can also increase the amount of activity of the lower limbs during walking, improve the basal metabolic rate and promote blood circulation.
If you choose an unsuitable venue, you can easily fall, have an accident, and may also bring other health problems, such as inhaling car exhaust fumes when walking on the side of the road.
If you want to get exercise by walking, you should stick to it for a while, and you can't just walk once or twice to see the effect. Different groups of people have different walking requirements, with older people walking two or three times a week, while younger people can walk more often.
Some people stop walking once or twice for two or three months, and this method of exercise basically has no effect. Exercise must have enough amount and intensity to achieve the purpose of enhancing physical fitness.
Choose the right sports shoes, because walking itself is a type of exercise, and the lower limbs are constantly moving during walking.
If you choose uncomfortable shoes, such as flat shoes and high heels, instead of comfortable sneakers, you may feel pain and discomfort in your legs after walking for a long time, and it will be difficult to exercise again in the future. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the wearing of the problem and be cautious in the choice of shoes.
When walking, we should maintain a constant speed, don't jump, some people don't pay attention to this problem, when walking to pursue fast, feel that the speed is fast, the intensity increases, in order to exercise well, but I don't know that walking is self-cultivation, different from other sports.
Walking slowly, looking at the scenery and breathing in the fresh air can keep you relaxed and happy. Always walking fast, sometimes jogging, is not friendly to older people, may increase in intensity, and there will be adverse reactions when the body is not adapted. Men's Health Guidelines
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