Walking
Walking is the most common activity which is carried out by
all of us in our day-to-day lives. Walking is good for health. Healthy eating is important but dieting can
trigger negative neurochemicals and can
be hard to do. Walking generates
positive neurochemicals. We all know about the
term walking but have you ever heard about the precious benefits of walking.
Let us we examine and learn the various
types of walking and its benefits to
the all human beings. The different
forms of Walking are below.
*LIFE STYLE WALKING is the basic
form of Walking. The main aspect of this type of walking is that it can be
spread over the day, for instance , 20 minutes in the morning,20 minutes in the
afternoon and 20 minutes in the evening.
Benefits:
people will be able to burn about 1000-1500 calories per week, and would
be able to gradually gain the required strength and the stamina.
* FITNESS WALKING goes a step further from life style walking;
and is done to get the heart-rate up . Here, the person goes specifically for
the purpose of exercising. Morning walk is perfect example of this type of
walking. The general speed is about 4 miles/hour.
Benefits:
Elevates the heart rate , thus helping to burn extra calories and
reducing fat. Help in losing weight.
* RACE WALKING is a form of
walking where the person walks at a heightened pace (about 5-6 miles/hour).
Race walking is conducted as an event in the Olympic Games.
Benefits: It
is good cardiovascular exercise and burns about 90-100 calories in 10 minutes.
It strengthens the muscles of the arms and neck also.
* POWER-WALKING/SPEED WALKING adds power and speed to the regular walk.
Benefits: It
is a great exercise for burning fat and toning the body. It keeps the blood
pressure under control.
* SKY WALKING where the person walks using specially designed
poles, called ski poles.
Benefit: it helps in fat reduction.
* WATER WALKING ,as the name implies is carried out in water,
wearing water shoes.
Benefit;
This proves useful to people with
arthritis and Joint pains.
Why Morning walk is
important? ;- The Morning walking stretches our mind and our soul. It is
dynamic mind and body process which creates a sense of rhythm. As we observe
our silent rhythm, the pulse of life, our own heartbeat-we become whole, a
complete man-fit in mind , Body and soul.
If today is an irritating word , we deprive our self of the
much needed Oxygen that is anyway
getting depleted with the time. The earlier hours in the morning world probably
give us fresh oxygen and quality time to spend with the greenery and beauty.
The oxygen that we early in the morning also gives us great amount of energy
especially to our Joints. By constantly moving our Joints, we increase our
blood circulation in a way that can only be completed with our daily morning.
Why Evening walk is
important? :- Walking is one of the
healthiest ways to exercise. Walking in the evening can relax after long day. During this time we
are working different muscles of the body
other than our mind which helps
our body relax even though it is
exercise and we may feel tired after a long day, going for a walk will improve
our energy levels and boost our mood. An
evening walk means that our body is getting some exercise stress less, get some
exercise and digest our food properly before heading off to bed.
Walking appeals to those who do not know the merits of walking and
inspires and motivate them. It also appeals to the teenagers as well as the old
aged person.
The Above mentioned graph says that in the year 2010 only
11% people were followed to walking. The following year the walking ratio was
26%. In the year of 2012 the ratio was 27% and in the last year, 2013 the
walking ratio was 36%. This means that year by year the increases
simultaneously.
