Academic Writing

                                                                       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.