Besides being a simple fitness exercise, what other benefits does walking have?

Now that the quality of life is constantly improving, some people always like to drive when they go out. Even if they don’t have a car, they would like to ride a motorcycle or an electric bike. Fewer and fewer people walk. In many people's minds, walking is just a simple fitness exercise, and compared with other exercises, its fitness effect is not very good. However, in addition to its fitness effects, walking has many unknown benefits.

Many studies have confirmed that regular brisk walking can effectively exercise various parts of the body, and gentle brisk walking has magical anti-aging effects. Mind - It stimulates the brain to release endorphins, making you feel happy.

Lungs - Increase lung capacity and reduce smokers' craving for cigarettes.

Back - Strengthens back muscles with less damage to the back.

Legs and feet - Walking is equivalent to strength training for the bones, which can significantly enhance the strength of the bones and muscles of the legs and feet.

Walking can cure diseases - walking for more than three hours a week can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by 35% to 40%.

Walking for more than 45 minutes three days a week can prevent Alzheimer's disease.

Walking for more than 7 hours a week can reduce the incidence of breast cancer by 20% and has a 50% effect on type 2 diabetes.

1. Walking can enhance heart function and make the heart beat slowly and powerfully.

2. Walking can enhance the elasticity of blood vessels and reduce the possibility of blood vessel rupture.

3. Walking can enhance muscle strength, strengthen legs, feet, tendons and bones, make joints flexible, and promote blood circulation and metabolism in the human body.

4. Walking can enhance the secretory function of the digestive glands, promote regular gastrointestinal motility, enhance appetite, and has a good effect on preventing and treating hypertension, diabetes, obesity, habitual constipation and other diseases.

If you have plenty of time, it is best to take a walk outdoors every day. Not only can you get close to nature and breathe fresh air, but walking can also make your brain more active and more inspired. At the same time, it can also eliminate brain fatigue, making people more energetic and in a happier mood.