Walking: Get Started
Walking is gaining popularity as a convenient low risk fitness activity. Studies have proven the various health benefits of walking exercise. It is one of the easiest and most preferred cardiovascular fitness today.
Walking Program: What you need before you begin ?
All you require for your walking program is
- Comfortable well fitting shoes designed for walking
- Loose fitting comfortable clothes as walking raises your body temperature.
Walking: Let’s Get Started
Walking beginners can control their workouts by controlling their speed and distance of walking. Here are a few tips to help beginning walkers get started:
1) Begin with a short distance stroll, say for 5 minutes and then gradually increase the distance.
2) Walk at a comfortable pace without focusing on speed of walking. Pay attention to having a good posture, relaxing shoulders and keeping head firmly lifted on shoulders.
3) Breathe deeply and swing your arms naturally. If you are going uphill or downhill, go slow.
4) Be sure you are comfortable and can talk easily while walking. If you feel out of breath, then you are walking too fast.
5) Once you are comfortable walking a few miles with ease, then concentrate on lengthening your stride or speed.
Some key benefits of a regular brisk walking exercise program
- Makes you feel more energetic and improves outlook towards life.
- Improves digestion and stabilizes appetite.
- Burns energy, helps in weight loss or weight control.
- Increases body flexibility and strengthens bone health.
- Better stress management and coping skills
- Lowers blood pressure, cholesterol levels in the body and improves blood circulation.
- Gives you the energy to complete tasks with ease.
After your walk is done, remember to stretch your body to prevent muscle soreness. For a more energetic and lively workout, you can listen to lilting music as you walk. If you are using headphones, keep the volume turned down and pay attention to any traffic to avoid any accidents. Make sure you note down your progress. Experts recommend at least 20 minutes walk a day, though there are no stringent rules. It is a good idea to fit walking into your daily schedule. You can even break up the walking time into two 10 minute walks every day. The best walking schedule is one that suits you and keeps you fit.
Vincent
What about walking in nights….?
do they disturb our sleep.. or health..
thank you….for all wonders..
admin
Vincent,
Walking in the nights, also termed as somnabulism means Sleep Walking. This is a complex disorder in which an individual walks in sleep. This means he/she is not aware of walking or any activities they indulge in, after they wake up. Anything done in a semi-conscious state or unknowingly is not being discussed here. The above blog encourages walking as an exercise with an aim for physical fitness and good health.
Yes, a sleep walking person may or may not harm others without having any memory of the same. It is perfectly fine to wake up a sleepwalking person even though after waking up the sleep walker may be confused for a while.