Tips for Walking

How does walking help my body?

A majority of people spends their life after earning money and fame. To achieve these parameters, many of them are found to overlook their body needs. Gradually, their body starts functioning improperly and they become the victims of unwanted diseases. Lack of regular exercise, eating disorder, increasing rate of obesity and heart diseases are the by-products of today's unhealthy lifestyle. In the context of earning money, people have virtually started ignoring their physical and mental fitness. Paying the unwanted hospital bills can be avoided by adapting slow and steady exercises.

Walking regularly can help you in staying active as well as preventing diseases. Walking is especially beneficial to obese people who want to get rid of those unwanted, extra fats from their body. Some of the essential benefits of walking are:

Walking can provide you the complete relaxation, thereby relieving stress.

Offers protection from diseases such as colon cancer, osteoporosis, constipation etc.

Keeps you fit and increases the longevity of your life.

Provides the mental peace by reducing the problem of depression.

Increases strengthening and flexibility of your muscles, bones and joints.

Helps in maintaining weight, controlling blood pressure and lowering the risks of stroke, type 2 diabetes and breast cancer.

Looking at the numerous benefits of walking, let's try to inculcate the habit of walking in our daily routine.

Prepare a walk plan

Though walking seems to be easy but people get tired of this healthy plan. Therefore, there is a need to prepare a plan to walk and make it a fun activity. Use the following tips to make walking a daily and rejuvenating activity.

A little walk everyday is always good as compared to the long walks on weekends. Try covering small distances during the initial days and gradually keep it increasing.

Walking on the same route is the main reason behind making the walk boredom. Try to walk on a different path every alternate day. However, make sure that the place is safe, interesting and convenient.

Avoid walking over the hills or stairs as it will make you feel tired.

Walking with a company is always better than walking alone. Ask your friend, family members to join you for the walk.

Always try to avoid walkman while walking on busy or traffic areas to avoid accidents.

During summer days, try walking slowly on the shaded path. Always keep a water bottle and wear a hat and apply sunscreen.

During winters, keep yourself warm with the relevant clothes and avoid windy places.

If possible, keep a pedometer while walking. This will not only help you in capturing the distance but would also motivate you during the walk.

Precautions

Always warm up before starting a walk and cool down with 5 minutes of medium-paced walking. Once you finish the half an hour walking activity, perform some light exercises. Light exercises such as thigh stretch, calf muscles stretch, hamstrings muscle stretch can be performed to achieve the complete benefits from walking. This will help to increase the flexibility and prevent stiffness of your bones, muscles and joints.

Someone has rightly quoted "if you lose wealth, you have lost something, but if you lose health, you have lost everything".