The benefits of brisk walking

To walk it’s good, but doing it fast even more Twenty minutes a day is the physical activity recommended by the WHO to live healthily. While a study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has shown that the benefits are most evident when walking at a brisk pace. The study does not definitively clarify whether fast walking has a positive impact on health by decreasing the risk of getting sick or whether it is healthy people who walk faster, but it is clear that intense exercise brings more long-term cardiovascular benefits .

POWER WALKING

The power walking, also called fit walking, is the most technical way of indicating the fast walk, understanding as a real physical activity. It is not the same as going out for a walk, but it means walking with energy at a demanding physical pace, mobilizing a large part of the muscles, improving cardiovascular health and above all trying to control the posture of the body.

It is a very sporting activity less demanding for the joints compared to running, so it’s ideal for people whose fitness is not optimal or who are starting to change their sedentary habits for more active and healthy ones, regardless of age. It can also be practiced by people in good shape, the result depends on the pace and duration of the work sessions, and these two factors can gradually become more intense.

THE BENEFITS OF FAST WALKING

An article published by Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s Division of Preventive Medicine states that brisk walking helps prevent joint pain and cardiovascular problems such as hypertension, as well as ailments such as stress and obesity. According to another article published by the Harvard Medical School, walkers can reap the same benefits of running by increasing the frequency and duration of exercise, all with fewer injuries. “Like other forms of regular moderate exercise, walking improves heart risk factors such as cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, vascular stiffness and inflammation, and mental stress.”