Saturday, October 11, 2008

To walk slowly, the high mortality rate into 5!

Life is able to "walk". According to the U.S. "The New York Times" reported that the University of Pittsburgh researchers spent about 10 years, observed in nearly 500 elderly people found that elderly people to walk faster than walking slowly lower the mortality rate for the elderly.

Data showed that people who walk slowly in the death of 77%, the rate of 50% of the people who died, and walk fast, only 27% of the deaths. The researchers said the survey revealed that the speed of walking the length of life is "early warning", even in the health of the people who apply equally. The study in the United States Association of Gerontology Conference, published in the "American Association of Gerontology," the monthly magazine of 11 research also confirms this view.

"There may be two reasons," one of the authors of the study, from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Stephanie A History of Deng Siji plans, said, "One of the people who walk fast, walk in itself Good exercise; Second, the health of these people have been better, so when they walk swiftly vigorous strides. "

Coincidentally, the Japanese scholars to explore the mysteries longevity, also found that long-term longevity going Quickstep habits. With the fast pace of walking, to promote the vitality of the cardiovascular system, increase the respiratory muscle function and lower blood cholesterol, high blood pressure to avoid the occurrence of both good role. In response, Beijing University of Physical Education Sports Science Institute of the human body that Professor Lu Yifan, walking speed and body are complementary to each other. In general, faster, heart, muscle, bone and other functions are Bichang Ren Qiang, balance, coordination ability is better, our resistance to diseases and the prevention of accidents, natural ability to better; anti - Said that over the long brisk walking regularly, but also to improve all aspects of human physiology, such as the elderly slow down the aging of blood vessels, so that they appear younger.

Lu Yifan, said young people, generally take 7-10 minutes to 1 km, about 0.75 meters in stride; but forty to fifty years old, about 1 km away on the needs of more than 10 minutes. With age, the frequency will gradually decline, has become a small stride. He reminded that even though the elderly hobbled, but should also try to put a little faster pace. Tokyo, Japan, a professor of health physical education Hatano suggested that fast time in general to continue to walk half an hour or so, the speed of 120 steps per minute or so is appropriate. When walking, the body tilted slightly forward, his arms hang down naturally, before and after coordination to swing at both sides of the body. General focus on the front foot, walking to uniform, and steady rhythm. Go to sweat a little.

Need to be reminded that the fast walking exercise should be based on their own, according to our capability. If the constitution can be a better person to walk in the combination of jogging; and the infirm should be a gradual and orderly manner by the slow speed up gradually, from short to long distance.

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