What are the benefits of race walking

Nowadays, people pay more and more attention to health, fitness exercise methods are also endless. And race walking as a form of fitness, is able to bring a lot of benefits, so what are the benefits of race walking?

Exercise muscle

In the race walking, almost all the muscles of the whole body to carry out activities, the front and rear muscles of the legs will be fully exercised and strengthened. And because of the need to powerfully swing the arms, so the arms, abdomen, back and chest muscles are also able to get exercise.

Can help to lose weight

Race walking is an aerobic exercise, and is a long distance, long time, medium and low intensity exercise, the consumption of calories is relatively large, can play a weight loss effect.

Suitable for the elderly and frail people

Other more strenuous fitness exercises such as running. The elderly and frail people are not suitable to participate. But because the race walking is from the slow start, gradually accelerated to increase the amount of exercise, the body is more adaptable. For the elderly and frail people is more suitable.

Strengthen bone strength

Race walking is equivalent to weight training for the bones, which allows the body to absorb more calcium and fight osteoporosis.

Prevent constipation

Race walking can improve blood circulation and help intestinal peristalsis, thus preventing constipation.

Improve body immunity

Long-term adherence to race walking can effectively improve the blood circulation system and respiratory system functions, enhance physical fitness, improve the body's immunity, and promote health.

Release stress

In the continuous race walking, you can feel relaxed, especially in some places with pleasant scenery race walking, can make people have a refreshing feeling, in life or work stress, unconsciously be relieved, relaxed spirit.

Improve the symptoms of menopause syndrome in women

Regular race walking can eliminate the discomfort and edema of women's menstrual period and improve the symptoms of women's menopause syndrome. Accelerate the blood circulation in the pelvis to prevent the onset of certain gynecological diseases. And pregnant women are also able to master the exercise by themselves, so that the discomfort caused by pregnancy such as back pain, edema, leg pain, etc. can be reduced to appear.

Prevent physical injuries

Race walking is to accelerate the pace of walking, as long as the arms swing strongly when walking. Unlike other sports such as running more or less because of the running body organs will be continuous vibration, so the kidneys, pelvis and spine have a certain impact. And race walking on the way is not easy to accidents, to a certain extent to prevent the body from being injured.

Improve respiratory system

Race walking can increase the maximum ventilation, enhance the strength of the transverse septum muscles, can increase lung capacity, improve the respiratory system. It can also relieve the symptoms of chronic emphysema and bronchitis.