Walking is the most healthy and effective weight-loss exercise

　　walking exercise It has a long history and is said to have begun with military training in the ancient Roman era. The soldiers walked uniformly and bravely. Zhang Chi told reporters that walking can be divided into two types based on body posture: hiking and Nordic walking:

Hiking Originated in Europe and popular in many countries. This fitness method is easy to master and is a low-cost, high-efficiency aerobic exercise. The fitness effect is obvious, and there are no restrictions on age, gender, physical strength, etc. ； It is more effective than walking and safer than jogging. It also makes up for the problems of timing and location. exercise mode inconvenience. When hiking, hold your chest up, raise your head, look straight, draw in your lower abdomen, lift your buttocks and draw in your pelvis, keep your shoulders sagging, and your palms should be in a ring shape. ； The upper limbs swing back and forth. The fingertips of the upper swing should not exceed shoulder height, and the fingertips of the lower swing should not exceed the central axis of the side of the body. The upper and lower arms should be bent at an angle of 85-90 degrees. ； Alternately move your feet forward, with your toes pointing straight ahead, transitioning from the front heel to the toe bounce, alternating feet, step distance: (height - 100) cm. There are three upper arm postures: bent arm, swing arm, and straight arm.

nordic walking As early as 1930, Nordic skiers would walk with ski poles every winter to maintain their physical strength and fitness. Later, they developed into this new form of exercise and modified the handles, wristbands and pole materials of the ski poles to make "walking sticks", making them more suitable for walking and mountaineering. Originally used as a summer training method for skiers, it has now become an outdoor sport for the public to participate in. This sport is generally called Nordic Walking, which means Nordic walking. Currently, about 60 million people around the world participate in this fitness sport.