WALKING
IS THE MOST SIMPLE BUT MOST USEFUL EXERCISE.It
has many advantages and is very simple .Our
ancestors were aware of its advantages but they did
not know the precise physical effects of
walking .Modern medicine and doctors today make
assertions about the benefits of brisk walking that have a
sound basis in medical fact.
Noted
heart specialist Dr. Paul Dudley White said ;" it
is the easiest exercise for most individuals ,one that
can be done without equipment except good shoes in most
terrain and weather and into very old age."He further
says " A vigorous five - mile walk will do
more good for an unhappy , but otherwise healthy adult
than all the medicine and psychology in the world."Reasons - Striding improves the blood circulation .All of the benefits from daily striding(walking with strong steps) are closely keyed to the increased oxygen intake ,greater heart exercise and better blood circulation that this natural exercise provides.
The human muscular system acts as an auxiliary blood
pump,returning blood to the heart .Since the leg muscles are the largest and most powerful muscles in the human body , their work is enormously important .But if they are not being used with any vigour ,then they are not squeezing the blood back toward the heart with any force.
Brisk walking is also important as it affects the human capillary system .There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the body mostly capillaries -those minute vessels responsible for irrigating the flesh .Only a few capillaries will open when a muscle is at rest ;perhaps 50 times as many will open when the muscle is being exercised.Striding will not only awaken dormant capillaries but apparently increase the number of those vessels that nourish the muscles .Striding clears the mind and improves the disposition(mental inclination).
Striding cuts fatigue .Once striding has been entrenched as a daily habit ,you get bonus from being in shape .
Few constant brisk walkers need laxatives .Lower back muscles which benefit from striding are likely to resist ache ,even in old age,and to permit easier bending movement .Above all the inshape body is not so easily fatigued .Even when pushed hard , it is able to call on special reserves and keep from being overwhelmed by weariness.
Another benefit of brisk walking is that you don't have to schedule it .You just incorporate it in your daily life style,
by doing this you can easily get in a minimum amount of good exercise every day and as striding becomes a habit you will soon got more exercise ,willingly.
Fifth-century Greeks believed that walking made their minds lucid and helped them crack problems of logic and philosphy .
You will become aware that your mind is clearer ,that your eyes are brighter and that you are adding to your body's resources .Not bad benefits - and they are all within walking distance.
STRIDING OR WALKING
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