He running seems to be more fashionable than ever. And the feeling of liberation that you feel in every stride you take is unbeatable, just like when you achieve all your goals in training or cross the finish line on race day.
The pandemic was a turning point. In fact, it made many people miss the outside and People who had never gone out to practice this sport took to the streets en masse to start doing the activity..
Among other things, the running It helps your body get in shape, disconnect your mind from the stress of everyday life and strengthen your entire body. Now, it is not for everyone since it is very prone to causing tendon, bone, or joint injuries.
The great alternative
For this reason, a new activity has arrived that seems to have taken the first position from running: it is power walkingwhich consists of walking at a fast speed, swinging the arms and moving by stepping first with the heel and then the ball of the foot.
Although the term appears in the official name walking (walk), does not mean that you have to go as if you were taking a walk. The speed must be dynamic and it has to gonever better said, moving your arms accordingly and walk as if we were in a hurry.
Differences with running
Unlike the runningyou must always have one foot in contact with the surface, hence power walking is considered an impact exercise -with some pressure on the joints-, but much lower and therefore with less risk of causing pain and injuries.
Benefits
In a normal session power walking you can burn about 400 caloriesin addition to tone all the muscles of the central area (abdomen and lumbar) and the lower area (legs and glutes). As if that were not enough, you can increase flexibility, strengthen joints and increase breathing capacity.
It should be noted that you should never walk for less than 20 minutes. That is, it is always about exceeding half an hour. If you do it only three times a week, you should try to reach the 50 minutes of walking each day.
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