Losing weight by walking is so easy! Did you do the 6 tips correctly?

Is your waistline getting bigger and your weight getting heavier? Healthy walking is the simplest and most unrestricted form of physical exercise. It not only helps control weight, but also has the benefits of preventing osteoporosis and delaying aging. However, fitness experts say that although brisk walking seems simple, not everyone walks correctly. Wrong postures and methods may lead to sports injuries.

Obesity complications increase risk of metabolic syndrome by 3 times

Modern people lack exercise, coupled with factors such as high stress, abnormal lifestyle, and overeating, which leads to increased abdominal fat, thicker waist circumference, and an increased chance of metabolic syndrome. Zhou Zhenzhen, director of the Da'an District Health Service Center in Taipei City, said that compared with people with a healthy weight, obese people have a relative risk of developing diabetes, metabolic syndrome and dyslipidemia in the future that is more than three times higher, and the risk of cancer and hypertension is also twice as high.

In addition to a healthy diet, regular and moderate exercise is the best way to reduce the risk of obesity and its complications, but modern people often use excuses such as busy work, lack of space, and bad weather as reasons for not exercising. Huang Xunlong, Secretary General of the Fitness Association of the Republic of China, suggested that "walking" is the most basic, simplest, and least restricted and interfered with physical activity in lifestyle. It can increase cardiopulmonary function, increase bone and muscle strength, relieve tension, control weight, etc. It has many benefits.

Walking to lose weight saves your health! 6 tips for keeping healthy without hurting your body

If you make up your mind, it is easy to develop the habit of walking. However, walking is not just about moving your feet back and forth. You also need to follow the correct posture to avoid sports injuries.

Secretary-General Huang Xunlong said that there are 6 tips for healthy walking. The upper body should keep "elbows at 90 degrees", "swing forward to the chest and back to the waist", and "upper body straight"; the lower body should "land the heels first, with light steps", "don't lock the knees", and "walk fast, not in big steps".

Exercise is not limited to any form. Exercise for at least 10 minutes each time.

Director Zhou Zhenzhen said that exercise does not only refer to fitness or running. Daily activities such as walking, cycling, or taking the stairs to work are all good for health. The most important thing is to develop the habit of exercising every day, 150 minutes of exercise per week, and each exercise should last at least 10 minutes. Only then can the amount of activity be effectively accumulated to achieve the effect of exercise and weight loss.