In order to live a long and healthy life, many people take a walk after meals, but is it good for health?For those who have passed the age of 60, what should you pay attention to when taking a walk?
1. Promote digestion and absorption, and control weight
Taking a proper walk half an hour after eating can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, help food better digestion and absorption of nutrients, and prevent problems such as indigestion, flatulence, and constipation.
And walking can increase the body's metabolic rate, help burn calories, and maintain body weight.
2. Exercise the heart, lungs and muscles
Walking can exercise the cardiopulmonary function and the strength of the leg muscles, and prevent the lack of leg strength and falls. In addition, walking outdoors can also bask in the sun, which helps the absorption of calcium in the body and relieves osteoporosis.
3. Control blood sugar
Walking can also help lower blood sugar spikes after meals, which is very important for people with high blood sugar. Moderate exercise can increase the body's sensitivity to insulin and help with blood sugar control.
4. Delay brain aging
Walking can also stimulate the brain, slow down the rate of memory decline, and effectively prevent Alzheimer's disease.
Although regular walking is good for our body, for 60-year-olds, the following points can only be achieved if they follow the following points.
1. Walking posture
For 60-year-olds, it is very important to have a correct walking posture, we should keep our body upright, do not hunch over, tighten our abdomen, look ahead, and walk without swaying from side to side.
This helps to maintain the balance of the body, and it is also an effective way to exercise and prevent lumbar and cervical spine problems.
2. Don't take a walk immediately after eating
Don't go for a walk immediately after eating, it's best to rest for half an hour before going for a walk. Because a large amount of blood in the body is concentrated in the stomach and intestines just after eating, strenuous exercise will lead to insufficient blood supply to the stomach and intestines, and symptoms of gastrointestinal discomfort appear.
3. Warm up before walking
It is important to warm up before exercising, and to stretch well to avoid physical discomfort caused by sudden movement or sudden stillness. Also, don't take a walk for too long to avoid too much exercise and damage your knees.