Walking is better exercise than going to the gym here’s how to get fit doing it – Real Homes
Walking more could just the solution for everything from lockdown blues to weight loss, and we're not being flippant. If you're using your hour's exercise to walk or had made walking more your New Year's resolution you'll be glad to know that it does help you get fitter overall, to burn off some extra calories, and just to feel better and improve your health generally. Better still, there is solid scientific proof that walking helps to achieve more than just basic fitness goals.
Let's talk health benefits of walking first: they are enormous, in particular the positive effects of walking on our hearts. According to Harvard Health, walking is as beneficial for human heart health as running you'll just need to do more of the walking than you would of the running (not that hard for most of us).
Next, walking may well be the best way to maintain a healthy weight, even more so than going to the gym. According to the NHS, this doesn't mean that you shouldn't do any other type of exercise (and there is some evidence that exercising at the gym or at least doing proper home workouts is better if you're trying to lose weight), but it is true that a brisk 30-minute walk at least five days a week has been linked to lower BMI rates and slimmer waists. Moreover, frequent walking has been shown to improve our metabolic rates, which also helps to maintain a healthy weight.
And what about our mental health? This is where the research gets even more interesting. According to Shane O'Mara, Professor of Experimental Brain Research at University College Dublin, walking can not only alleviate mental health conditions such as depression, but it has also been shown to make us smarter by keeping our brains engaged. When we walk regularly, we become more extraverted, less neurotic, more creative and better able at solving problems.And, of course, while we're all suffering the stress and anxiety of coronavirus and lockdown, good mental health is all the more important.
If you're trying to lose weight and aren't particularly happy with the result despite doing everything right, walking more could be a solution because walking improves muscle toning. When you lose weight you start losing muscle quicker than fat: redress this imbalance by increasing your activity levels.
And walking has been shown to improve bone and joint health, making you less prone to joint pain and arthritis in later years.
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Have you always wondered why some people choose to walk with walking sticks, even though they're just walking around the local park? There's actually a very good reason to introduce walking sticks to your daily walk: using them gives your upper body an amazing workout, including your chest and arm muscles.
Live in a hilly area? Even better! Use the sticks to help you up challenging terrains.
Want to take your walking to the next level? Start alternating the walking with short bursts of running, as short as a minute at a time at first. In fact, this technique can pave the way for a fitness or marathon training programme. Check out Couch to 5k for inspiration.
Not that we necessarily need all this scientific proof to know that walking feels good and makes us feel well. How much walking should we be doing? The recommendation is pretty consistent across all sources: half an hour a day at least five days a week. For most of us, this will be pretty achievable at the moment and when life goes back to normal, simply skipping a couple of stops on public transport every morning, or going out for a walk during lunch will do the trick.
What's even better is that you don't need any special gear to walk. The perfect workout regimen is free for all. However, you can invest in a Fitbit (see our list of the best) to make tracking how much you're walking easier and to keep you motivated.
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