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Is walking an aerobic exercise?
Walking is aerobic exercise, and walking after meals can also help digestion and exercise. Walking is a kind of walking that can be done slowly and quickly. It is one of the simple and safe aerobic metabolic exercises, and it is also a natural and healthy exercise mode. Walking around for exercise or entertainment is one of the best ways of rest and health care for human beings, and it is also the simplest fitness exercise in daily life.

Its exercise intensity is not great, and it is not limited by age, gender, physique, venue and other conditions, and its exercise effect is good and easy to be accepted by people. More than 2,000 years ago, the Huangdi Neijing had a saying that "people lie down late and get up early, and the court is wide-ranging", which advocated people to take a walk to keep fit.

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Aerobic exercise:

1. Aerobic exercise refers to physical exercise carried out by the human body under the condition of adequate oxygen supply. That is, in the process of exercise, the oxygen inhaled by the human body is equal to the demand, achieving physiological balance. Simply put, aerobic exercise refers to low-intensity, rhythmic exercise, which lasts for a long time (about 30 minutes or more) and has moderate or upper-middle intensity (60% to 80% of the maximum heart rate).

2. Whether it is "aerobic exercise" is measured by heart rate. Exercise with heart rate 150 beats/min is aerobic exercise, because blood can supply enough oxygen to myocardium at this time; So it is characterized by low intensity, fast pace and long duration. It is required to exercise for at least 30 minutes at a time and insist on 3 to 5 times a week.

3. This kind of exercise, oxygen can not only fully burn (that is, oxidize) the sugar in the body, but also consume the fat in the body, enhance and improve the cardiopulmonary function, prevent osteoporosis, and adjust the psychological and mental state, which is the main exercise mode of fitness. Therefore, if you are overweight and want to lose weight through exercise, it is recommended to choose aerobic exercise, such as jogging and cycling.

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