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Walking/Running:
Top time per level is based on 10 MPH average. Lowest between 3 and 3.5 MPH
Top time per level is based on 10 MPH average. Lowest between 3 and 3.5 MPH
- Walking is one of the best lifetime sports.
It's easy on the joints, you don't need a lot
of fancy equipment, and you can burn
calories, even though it's a more modest
amount compared to some other
activities. However, some people wonder,
why despite their walking, they are not
able to lose weight.
extra efforts. Slow walking won't be good enough to enable you to burn
much of your calories.
If you desire to have a slim trim figure, then you need to keep track of
your average walking speed. There are different factors that tend to
determine the average walking pace of humans.
Calculating average human walking speed means, to see to it, as to
how many steps you walk per minute. The motive for walking differs
from person to person. Some people go about walking, so as to
ensure health fitness. For them, the right walking pace would be 3
miles per hour, which means about 120 steps in a minute.
But if you are walking, to shape up your body, then walking 120 steps
won't be adequate. You need to increase it to 135 steps per minute or
to put it in other words; there is a need to walk 4 miles per hour to
ensure good results in weight loss program. The target walking speed
for aerobic fitness is about 150 steps per minute. So, depending on
your goal, work on your walking speed to achieve the desired results.
- WALKING FACTS
- Americans walk an average of 5,300 steps in a day.
- Many health experts recommend doing at least 10,000 steps a
day. - People who wear a pedometer walk about 2,000 more steps a
day than those who don't.
- Jogging or running is terrific for
your heart and lungs, and it
improves your stamina. If you're
trying to lose weight, it can burn
calories more quickly than
walking. Jogging/running closes
the gap for diseases like breast
cancer, heart stroke, diabetes,
hypertension etc.
minimizing the risk of heart attack. Not only that, it also helps to
improve your immune system, thus enabling your body to fight against
various types of diseases.
On the negative side, running does put more stress on the joints -- the
knees, ankles, and hips. The key is to start slowly. The general rule is
to increase your time or distance by no more than 10% each week. The
reason to make that suggestion is not because the heart and lungs
can't handle it, but the joints and muscles are a little slower to adapt to
the stress of vigorous exercise. Too much too soon, and you can
develop tendinitis or a variety of muscle or joint problems.
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