There are several studies that would demonstrate the benefits we can get from walking especially if constant over time. We could reduce the dangers of heart disease or experience diabetes-related problems with less anxiety. Keeping blood sugars under control allows you to deal with metabolic diseases without being exclusively linked to drugs, gradually lowering triglycerides to the pre-established threshold.
Doing it every day even with an average intensity, the body would receive positive stimuli and would create a generalized preventive action against many diseases. Even from a psychological point of view we would obtain benefits. Walking would help to have positive thoughts because we would produce more serotonin and endorphins. The good mood hormone affects the state of happiness and would be linked to the production of melatonin. Melatonin is a hormone that regulates the sleep-wake cycle. Endorphins would perform antidepressant functions.
Continuity and commitment
We could lose fat and lose weight if we engaged in super-demanding activities. This also applies to walking. Taking 5,000 steps or 10,000 steps would certainly bring results, but we would have to face numerous difficulties. We should make a psychological effort to face the physical one that would not be indifferent and we should give continuity to our commitment. Doing a lot of kilometers the first few days and then quitting would lead to fruitless work that could discourage us making any other activity difficult.
If we want to be sure not to fall into the temptation to give up, we could adopt a very simple training method, which requires little time and little effort. Done every day, however, this training could allow us to lose weight slowly and steadily until reaching results similar to those that would lead to more difficult activities to sustain. Let’s see what it is.
We could lose fat and lose weight on the belly and hips just by walking but we should do it this way to get results
There are two basic rules, the first concerns the pace that must never be sustained, the second concerns alternation. Especially for beginners, or for those who start exercising again after a long period of inactivity, alternating running and walking could be essential to benefit the heart, lungs and muscles.
We then divide the training session into 2 parts. For the first 20 minutes we alternate between 20 seconds of slow walking and 10 seconds of slow jogging. For the remaining 10 minutes we do only and exclusively fast walking. It is about 30 minutes of walking to do every day without those much hated efforts that could bring us injuries or pains. There would be no burdensome commitment from a psychological point of view and we would not risk quitting after the first sessions. It doesn’t take much to keep fit at any age. The important thing is consistency and, as always, a correct and balanced diet.
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