What is the relationship between walking speed and longevity? What kind of walking is the most 'healthy'?
Walking is a common thing in life. It is necessary to walk to work, to school, and even to go downstairs to buy food. Although walking is simple, it does not mean that the more you walk, the easier it is to live longer. What kind of walking is the most "healthy"? Next, I will introduce it to you.
How fast do people live the longest? What is your speed?
Someone has done a study, and the study shows that the elderly who walk at a speed of 0.8 meters per second or more live longer. What is your walking speed? In fact, I think blind pursuit of walking speed, in fact, does not make much sense. When walking, pay more attention to some points is the most important.
What are the points to pay attention to when walking? See if there are any that you do often
Walking is indeed good for the human body, but there are prerequisites. I read a news before saying that there is a couple who walk a lot every day, but in the end they did not achieve the purpose of exercising, but instead caused knee damage. When we walk, we must pay attention to the number of steps we walk, and do not pursue too much walking. Exercise is actually a long-term process, and it is about durability rather than amount of exercise.
In addition to the amount of exercise to understand, the correct walking posture is equally important. Walking posture can often determine our temperament. If a person maintains a very good walking posture, it will definitely add points to his temperament. The correct posture should be to lean your body weight forward slightly, make full use of your waist strength, keep your steps symmetrical, keep your legs parallel, and the interval between your legs is preferably a punch. Adhering to this walking posture is not only conducive to protecting our waist, but also does not form a habit of hunched over, and people will look more energetic.
In addition, when walking, you should concentrate on your mind, don't send WeChat, play games, etc., not only there is no safety guarantee, but also the purpose of exercise. Many people have the habit of walking and thinking about problems. In fact, such a habit will "lose both sides". Because of the "separation of body and spirit", not only does it fail to achieve the purpose of exercising, but it also aggravates the damage to physical fitness.
There is one more thing to note about walking exercise. Walking is actually divided into walking and brisk walking. Walking cannot achieve fitness effects. At most, it is a way to reduce satiety after meals. As a fitness method with little exercise intensity, brisk walking has many benefits for the elderly. There's even a study showing that fast walkers have lower mortality rates than slow walkers, and older people choose to walk fast rather than walks for health reasons.
Due to the increase of age and the loss of calcium in the elderly, the elderly have more or less joint problems. In fact, it has a certain relationship with walking in the slopes. The places with many slopes increase the friction between the bones, which increases the burden on the joints and is not good for the health of the body. As a friendly reminder, when the elderly go for a walk, they should take a gentler road and try not to take a road with many slopes. It is also best not to live in a high-rise building and reduce the number of stairs.
The location of the walk is also very important. Don't choose the bustling downtown area, which is not only crowded, but also the air quality is not fresh. It is best to choose a place with fresh air, lush vegetation and high oxygen content for walking, which is beneficial to the body.
Is it bad for the elderly to walk with their hands behind their backs? In fact, it is not good. The back hands cannot fully move all parts of the body, and it is not conducive to the relaxation of the body, and the body cannot be in a balanced state, which is prone to accidents. It is recommended that middle-aged and elderly people do not walk with their hands behind their backs.
To sum up, walking speed does have a certain relationship with lifespan to a certain extent, but in order to pursue lifespan, it is not necessary to deliberately change your walking speed. When walking, pay attention to some points, in fact, it will also be good for the body.