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What is walking fitness?
As the saying goes, "walk a hundred steps after a meal and live to ninety-nine." This shows that walking is good for health. Most birthday girls have the habit of taking a long walk.

Walking after meals can improve the function of digestive glands and promote the regular peristalsis of gastrointestinal tract.

Walking is a gentle and relaxing exercise, which can exercise bones and muscles and strengthen legs and feet. The smoothness of qi and blood in the foot is related to the smoothness of qi and blood in the whole body, so that the five internal organs can be better nourished by qi and blood. By stretching and stretching leg muscles rhythmically, it can promote blood circulation, improve heart function and strengthen metabolism.

Walking is also a relaxing activity. Walking on an outdoor country road, or walking on a city boulevard, the vast space and fresh air will make people feel refreshed and relaxed. Walking after intense mental work can eliminate brain fatigue and tension. Harmonious breathing and carefree expression when walking make people receive the effect of nourishing the soul and relaxing the body and mind in gentle dynamics.

Walking is also a simple medical method. For the elderly and patients who suffer from heart disease and are not suitable for large-scale exercise, it is a good way to overcome the disease and strengthen their physique. Used for insomnia caused by neurasthenia. Walking before going to bed helps you sleep. Constipation caused by gastrointestinal dysfunction, walking helps defecation. Walking has a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on people with myocardial dystrophy, organic heart disease, hypertension, obesity and other diseases.

Although walking is a mild exercise, we should also pay attention to what we can do. The key point is "scattered", which is not suitable for rushing. We should pay attention to choosing better weather and walking time, usually in the morning and evening. The walking distance varies from person to person, depending on how good you feel about yourself.

Walking is mainly the activity of lower limb muscles. "People always start with their legs", and it is very important to be flexible in legs and feet. The old man should walk with his front feet flat and his back feet back, slowly but surely. If you fall, you might as well rely on crutches to help you walk.

"Walk quite slowly" means keep walking. Throughout the ages, many celebrities have taken walks and long-distance trips as a good way to cultivate temperament and exercise. Li Bai once expressed his feelings like this: "I started crossing the Yellow Crane Tower in the morning with a green jade stick in my hand. According to a constant habit in my life, I seek eternal life in May.