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What is healthier - running or long walks: from the point of view of health and weight loss
23.08.2024 20:29
The easiest and most accessible way to get in shape and improve your health is to exercise outdoors.
Shouldn't you immediately change into your sports uniform and rush off into the distance at a light trot, if you can just as easily walk?
Back in 2016, American scientists answered the question of what is better for health and weight loss – running or walking.
Benefits of running
The most popular sport that prevents heart and vascular diseases is running. This statement is equally true for 18-year-old boys and 80-year-old venerable elders.
Benefits of Walking
The same scientists have proven that walking at a fast pace reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases by 9%.
But runners are protected from this problem by only 4.5%. In addition, it is necessary to take into account the resulting load on the joints, which is significantly higher when running.
The best way to walk
Scientists recommend Nordic walking for 30-60 minutes a day.
Regular exercise increases endurance and helps burn calories.
To achieve results, you need to gradually increase your walking pace to an active step, but without letting it get to the point of shortness of breath.
The movements should have a warming effect, and a slight sweat should appear on the skin.
It will be enough to walk 6 to 10 kilometers per day.
And what about weight loss?
But in this respect, walkers lose to runners. Walking is less effective in the fight against excess weight.
We can only say with certainty that, overall, it is safer for health.
After all, in order to start running, you need a healthy muscular system, a healthy heart and lungs.
Any physical activity will do for weight loss.
