running/walking

[Micah]

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running and walking is good. maka pa condition gyud sa lawas ug maayo imo heart beat.

[P-Chan]

good for the heart

[Micah]

yeah! character building sad siya :0

[P-Chan]

you do alot of this too if you want to lose weight.. and you want to avoid this if your gaining weight

[CrasHBURN]

simplest way of doing cardio...

[wayuk]

running and walking is good. maka pa condition gyud sa lawas ug maayo imo heart beat.

amen!

[Micah]

raise the roof. i run and walk mge trice a week. medyo maka duka after.

[wayuk]

ran 5ks for 3 years when i was still working near abellana. can't do road runs where i am now coz of my highly sensitive sinuses

i usually push for more if i am tensed, sort of de-stressing bah.

[Micah]

Walking and Exercise Add Healthy Years to Life

30 Minutes of Walking a Day Adds 1.3 Healthy Years
A moderate level of physical activity, such as walking 30 minutes a day, lengthened life by 1.3 years and added 1.1 more years without cardiovascular disease, compared with those with low activity levels. Those who chose a high physical activity level gained 3.7 years of life and added 3.3 more years without cardiovascular disease.

[Micah]

Walking Mistakes to Avoid

Mistake #1: Overstriding

Walking the right way can give you better health, fitness, and attitude. It can help you walk faster and more smoothly.
Walking the wrong way can lead to wasted effort or even injury, not to mention ridicule.

Overstriding
When walkers try to walk faster, a natural inclination is to lengthen your stride in front, reaching out further with your foward foot. This leads to a clumsy, ungainly gait, striking hard with the feet. Your shins hurt and you really don't get any faster.


Avoid - #2 The Wrong Shoes

Not all "walking shoes" are good for walking. If this describes your shoes, you are setting yourself up for plantar fasciitis, muscle pulls and knee problems:
Heavy: Walking shoes should be lightweight.
Stiff: Soles won't bend, can't twist them. Walking shoes should be flexible so you don't fight them as your foot rolls through the step.
Over 1 year old: The cushioning and support in your shoes degrades, you should replace your shoes every 500 miles.
Too small: Your feet swell when you take a sustained walk. Your walking shoes should be larger than your dress shoes if you walk for 30 minutes or more for exercise.

Avoid - #3 Flapping, Slapping Feet

Instead of rolling through the step with your forward foot from heel to toe, your foot is flattening out prematurely. Either you are fighting stiff, heavy shoes or your shins are too weak to let you roll through the step.
Symptoms
Your feet hit the ground with a slap.
You land flat footed with each step and get no roll.
You may develop shin pain.

Avoid - #4 No Arms

You keep your arms still at your sides while walking, or swing them without bending them. You notice that your hands swell quite a bit while walking.
A normal walking motion uses the arms to counterbalance the leg motion. A walker can add power and speed by using the arms effectively. Long, straight arms act like a long pendulum, slowing you down.

The cure: Bend your arms 90 degrees and swing them naturally back and forth opposite the leg motion.

Avoid - #5 Chicken Winging

OK, you know to bend your arms when you walk. But you swing them from side to side, crossing the center of your body and extending out to endanger passersby. Or your fists come up on each swing past your breast, up even to your chin or threatening your nose.
The cure: Keep your elbows close to your body and swing your arms mostly back and foward, as if reaching for your wallet from a back pocket on the backstroke.

As they come forward, your hands should not cross the center line and should come up no further than your breasts.

This arm motion will give power to your walk. Your feet generally move only as fast as your arms.

This motion lets you concentrate on power from your rear leg without wasting motion in front of your body. It also looks far less silly.