Brisk
Walking – The remedy for all diseases
Key
words - Blood pressure, Cholesterol, Blood Sugar, Over weight
Everybody in this world want to lead a healthy and
comfortable life devoid of diseases. In the present day world, lot of persons
are suffering from life style diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes,
overweight, high cholesterol etc. At the age of seventeen itself the youngsters are forced to lead the life
of seventy year old persons
Is there a remedy for this? Yes, sure it is there. Brisk
walking is a simple and easy exercise to reduce the ill effects of all these
life style diseases. It also helps to improve metabolism. Along with exercise,
it is very essential to control the diet
.
According to the World Health Organisation “ A walker
loses weight, ,reduces conditions associated with hypertension, lowers
cholesterol, slows ageing and increases
strength ,flexibility and stamina.” Thirty minutes of brisk walking helps to
burn off around 200 calories.
There is a saying in China that “ Old age is inevitable but there is no
excuse for senility’. Sedentary living and passive life style lead to weak
muscles and reduced stamina. Few minutes of brisk walking every morning will
help in reducing the bad effects of ageing. Mental fitness is also very
important just like physical fitness.
Walking can help prevent osteoporosis (thinning of the
bones), control diabetes and also relieve from back pain. It will also be having a tranquillising
effect on the ill effects of sedentary life as well as that of the
highly stressed environment .
Walking can be in the morning or in the evening. An early morning walk warms up body and also
mind. Mind will be filled up with positive thoughts. Evening walk is the time
for taking stock of one’s day time activities. It will also help in having a
good sleep in the night.
A large number of scientific studies have shown that
brisk walking develops cardiovascular health and protects against heart
diseases.Walking increases the
amount of oxygen supplied to all tissues, increases HDL cholesterol which protects heart and blood vessels and
also increases blood circulation
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