How to walk fast to help you live longer

The effects of brisk walking on health

Thanh Nien newspaper quoted the Mayo Clinic website as saying that, according to the Mayo Clinic (USA), physical activity does not need to be complicated. Simply taking a brisk walk every day can help you live a healthier life by:

• Maintain a healthy weight and reduce body fat.
• Prevent or control many different conditions, including heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, cancer, and type 2 diabetes.
• Improve cardiovascular fitness.
• Strengthens bones and muscles.
• Improve muscle endurance.
• Increase energy levels.
• Improves mood, cognition, memory and sleep.
• Improve balance and coordination.
• Boosts the immune system.
• Reduce stress and pressure.

Brisk walking doubles the health benefits.

How brisk walking can help you live longer

Health & Life Newspaper quoted Dr. Ha Phuong pointing out 6 ways that brisk walking can help you live longer as follows:

Helps lose weight, cut fat

Walking at a faster pace can help you lose some extra pounds, boosting your body's metabolism. When you walk fast, your body's energy needs increase, increasing your metabolism. This will help you lose weight and achieve optimal weight, prevent obesity-related diseases, and prolong your life.

Improve heart health

Walking is also one of the best exercises for the heart. Brisk walking increases your heart rate, making it beat faster, helping your body transport oxygen and blood to your muscles more efficiently. This can also lower your cholesterol.

Boost memory, keep brain young

Brisk walking can do wonders for brain health, as it increases blood circulation to the brain, providing it with essential nutrients and oxygen, resulting in better concentration, sharper memory and increased productivity.

Stress Relief

Brisk walking helps you relieve stress, balance stress hormones, and curb unnecessary cravings for sweets.

A study from the University of Exeter (UK) found that a 15-minute walk can help cut chocolate cravings and even reduce the amount of chocolate you eat in stressful situations.

The less sweets you eat, the longer you live, because obesity can shorten your life by up to 14 years.

Strengthen bones and muscles

Walking can help maintain bone and joint health, especially the knees and hips, which are at risk of age-related bone diseases such as osteoarthritis.

Several studies have found that walking can reduce the pain associated with arthritis and that walking 8-10km/week can even prevent arthritis from developing. Studies have shown that people with healthy bones live longer than those with bone diseases.

Boost immunity

Walking may also help ward off seasonal infections. A study of 1,000 men and women found that those who walked regularly for at least 20 minutes a day, at least five days a week, had 43 percent fewer sick days than those who exercised once a week or less. Brisk walking may prolong these benefits.

Ha An (Synthesis)

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