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What are the benefits of walking and exercising?
When it comes to fitness, people naturally think of running, playing ball, swimming and gymnastics, and few people think of walking. In fact, walking is one of the most basic and simple fitness methods for human beings. In all sports, walking is the simplest one, and its effect can be equivalent to jogging and cycling. Let men aged 30-47 do 85%-90% of the maximum heart rate, 30 minutes a day, three days a week. After 20 weeks of regular exercise, the maximum oxygen uptake of pedestrians increased by 8.9%, the weight decreased by 1.5%, the fat decreased by 13.4%, and the abdominal circumference decreased by 65438+.

Walking can also prevent and treat "hypodynamia". People often refer to cardiovascular and metabolic diseases caused by insufficient exercise as "low dynamic diseases", such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease and diabetes. Walking is a kind of exercise that can relax and coordinate the whole body for a long time. This kind of exercise can not only exercise and enhance the function of human blood circulation system, but also improve the regulation of glucose metabolism by nerve and endocrine system, promote the recovery of islet function, improve the utilization rate of glucose by muscles, reduce blood sugar and urine sugar, thus preventing the metabolic disorder of the body. In addition, harmonious walking exercise and pleasant exercise environment can also adjust the mood of patients and enhance their confidence in overcoming diseases.