Walking regularly is an effective and convenient method for maintaining physical and mental health. Although
all of us predicts beneficial effects of walking, scientists recently
conducted several studies showed objective benefits that bring this
activity. Demonstrated
in this respect, the role that is walking each day, over a distance of
several kilometers in preventing cardiovascular diseases, immune
diseases, and breast cancer or colon.
Although
natural and accessible to anyone walking tends to be removed from
everyday activity as the century of speed many people prefer car or
means of transportation. Thus,
we deny the privilege of modern life activity with multiple health
benefits, easy to practice without risk, inexpensive, can be easily
integrated into the daily program.
Here are 10 ways to improve your health walking:
A. Stimulates the heart, is training that your heart needs to function optimally to keep fit and to cope with higher demands. 30 minutes of daily walking reduces the risk of heart attack as much as an intensive program of exercise;
Two. Maintain muscle tone, increase intake of nutrients and oxygen to the muscles;
Three. Improves blood circulation in the legs and prevent varicose veins;
Four. Raise HDL's (cholesterol, so-called "good") and indirectly protects the heart and circulatory system;
Five. Improves blood pressure;
6. Stimulates tissue oxygenation by increasing combustion and increased respiration;
July. Maintaining its flow slows blood clotting and thus protects the thrombotic or heart disease;
August. Improves the immune system by increasing the secretion of endorphins. The body will be better prepared to fight infection.
September. Stimulates
good mood and mental relaxation through endorphins secreted during
walking, along with other physiological factors, such as 30-minute daily
visible improved mood of those with major depressive disorder (study of
the University of Texas)
10. Decreased
risk of death from cancer - a study published in the New England
Journal of Medicine shows that those who go daily a distance of three
kilometers have a risk of death from cancer two and a half times lower
than those undertaking long distance with the same frequency .
Walking is therefore a source of incredible health, which many of us ignore the lack of time, convenience or ignorance. Long walk with a friend are bracing for body and soul, both muscles and mind relax, relax physically and mentally. So next time you run after the bus once more to think you better walk the two stations.
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