What are the advantages and disadvantages of walking?

1. Walking can improve the process of excitement, inhibition and regulation in the cerebral cortex, thus achieving the effects of eliminating fatigue, relaxing mood, calming down and clearing the heart, so many people like to use walking to adjust their spirits.

2. When walking, due to the contraction of abdominal muscles, breathing is slightly deepened and the diaphragm moves up and down. In addition, the "massage effect" of abdominal wall muscle movement on gastrointestinal tract will strengthen the blood circulation of digestive system, increase gastrointestinal peristalsis and improve digestive ability.

3. When walking, the ventilation in the lungs is more than doubled than usual, which is beneficial to the improvement of respiratory system function.

4. Walking, as a systemic exercise, can mobilize most of the muscles and bones of the whole body, thus enhancing the metabolic activity of the human body, developing muscles and smoothing blood flow, thus reducing the possibility of arteriosclerosis.

The misunderstanding of walking

1, blindly imitate others

For example, walking backwards can promote waist strength to a certain extent, but it is not suitable for everyone. Some elderly people follow the trend, or regardless of whether the environment is safe or not, they may fall down and even cause serious consequences. Some scholars swing their arms hard, thinking that they can increase the amount of exercise, but this posture is only suitable for fast-paced people, otherwise the upper limbs will be very tired. In fact, it's best to walk slowly and swing your arms back and forth naturally. There is no need to deliberately increase the action. If you want to exercise more comprehensively, you'd better do group exercises in the middle.

You must find a whole time to take a walk.

Office workers can take advantage of all their rest time to go for a walk, and commuting is the best opportunity for a walk. It is suggested that anyone who walks less than 40 minutes can walk to and from work, so that the whole day's exercise is enough. If the journey is long, you can get off and walk ahead of time when there are two or three stops from your destination. This is a chance to take a walk. In addition, you can take a walk in the corridor during office hours and walk around the office building or in the green space downstairs during lunch break.

3. Use a treadmill instead of walking outdoors.

Some people say that I won't go out when the weather is bad, so I walk on the treadmill. But this is only suitable for young people with good physical strength, not for the elderly, because people can adjust their speed when they walk, and they will naturally slow down when they are tired, but the treadmill must keep up with the rhythm of the machine. Once their physical strength is exhausted, they are prone to accidents.

I think walking is boring.

In fact, wearing headphones, listening to music, or walking together will make the walking process not boring and tiring, and the highest state of exercise is the unity of body and mind. ?