1, toe alignment: feet are shoulder width apart, toes are forward, and there is no figure-eight. This is to form a straight line between the hips, knees and ankles to avoid spraining the knee joint. At the same time, it can also increase the stride and improve the walking efficiency.
2. Heel stability: When stepping, the heel hits the ground first. This can activate the quadriceps femoris muscle in front of the thigh to the greatest extent. Strong quadriceps femoris plays an important role in protecting knee joint. Moreover, the heel can play a strong buffering role on the knee joint and help protect the knee joint.
3. Swing your legs: Enhance the strength of thigh muscles by increasing the amplitude of swinging your legs, and play a certain protective role on the knee joint. At the same time, swinging your legs can also increase the step frequency and improve the walking speed.
4. Hold your head up and chest out: keep your head and back straight, and don't bend over or bend over. This can increase the balance of the body and reduce the risk of falling.
5, arm coordination: arm coordination swing, do not swing too fast or too slow. This can increase the balance of the body and reduce the risk of falling. At the same time, the swing of the arm also helps to keep the body stable.
6, breathing evenly: keep breathing evenly, do not hold your breath or shortness of breath. This can increase the oxygen supply of the body and improve the metabolic capacity of the body.
Inventor of longevity steps:
The inventor of Longevity Step is Zhang Xiuqin. Zhang Xiuqin is a professor at Beijing Sport University, a national martial arts referee and an international martial arts master. He studied martial arts since childhood and studied under Zhang Wenguang, a famous martial artist in China and Beijing. He is good at Tai Ji Chuan, Xingyiquan, Baguazhang and other martial arts schools. During years of study and research on Wushu, Professor Zhang Xiuqin combined the basic skills of Wushu with health preservation, and created a new scientific and practical way of walking-Longevity Step.
Longevity walking is a healthy way of walking that combines traditional martial arts and modern fitness concepts. It aims to protect the knee joint through correct posture and gait, increase cardiopulmonary function, and enhance the coordination and balance of the body. In his research, Professor Zhang Xiuqin found that many middle-aged and elderly people suffered from knee joint injury and decreased cardiopulmonary function due to incorrect posture and gait, which affected their health and life span. Therefore, she founded Longevity Step, aiming at improving these problems through scientific walking.
The invention process of longevity step is the result of Professor Zhang Xiuqin's long-term research and exploration. Drawing lessons from the essence of traditional martial arts and modern fitness concepts, she combined the physical characteristics and needs of middle-aged and elderly people, and after repeated practice and improvement, she finally founded Longevity Step. This way of walking is not only scientific and practical, but also easy to learn, which is suitable for middle-aged and elderly people to practice. Through popularization and application, Longevity Step has been widely popular among middle-aged and elderly people and has become an important way of keeping in good health.