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Walking, an exercise that can be done almost anytime and anywhere, seems simple but has many benefits, is often ignored by many people. In fact, if you can walk or briskly walk for 20 minutes every day, it will be enough to make positive and significant changes in your body!
1. Burn more calories with walking
Not satisfied with your body and want to lose weight? So developing a good habit of walking regularly for 20 minutes every day is a very good start!
By walking, the body not only consumes more calories and promotes active fat burning; it also becomes more sensitive to insulin, which can directly promote the reduction of waist and abdominal fat and visceral fat metabolism!
2. Improved memory with walking
As we age and our body organs age, the “Hippocampus”, which is responsible for the brain’s memory function, will gradually shrink. Especially at the age of 55-60, many people will feel to some extent that their memory is declining and they forget things easily, causing a lot of trouble and inconvenience to their daily work and life…
But at the same time, a related study also found that long-term regular walking habits can avoid the decline and shrinkage of the hippocampus, and can even actively expand the volume and capacity of the “hippocampus” and promote the improvement of memory ability!
3. Promote cardiovascular health
As we all know, exercise and fitness are good for strengthening the heart and promoting cardiovascular health; but this does not mean that everyone has to go on the treadmill or sweat like rain in the gym to have the effect.
Walking for 20 minutes every day can still promote the heart to operate more actively and healthily, thereby helping you stay away from cardiovascular diseases and have a strong heart!
4. Feel more happy and comfortable
Any type of exercise can often stimulate the body to secrete and release more endorphins, and walking is no exception!
Endorphins are substances that usually make us feel happier and more positive. Therefore, insisting on taking regular walks and brisk walks every day can help to stay away from a series of negative emotions such as anxiety and depression, and promote overall physical and mental health; some studies have even found that people who take more steps every day usually have better overall mood and a higher life happiness index. Also higher!
5. Full of energy and energy
In addition, another experimental study found that walking 3 times a week for 20 minutes each time for 6 weeks increased the subjects’ daily energy and energy levels by an average of 20%! That’s mainly because regular walking can effectively promote blood circulation, thus improving the body’s ability to produce and supply energy!
Therefore, if you often feel tired and listless, you might as well try to go out for a walk more often and move your body. You may get unexpected surprises!
6. Improve sleep quality
Finally, regular walking can also stimulate the body to secrete a larger amount of “Melatonin”, which makes falling asleep faster and easier, and can actively improve the quality of sleep throughout the night, keeping you away from insomnia and dreaminess, and making you sleep better at night. Annoying problems like being unable to sleep and having no energy during the day!
Simply walking for 20 minutes a day can have such a series of positive benefits on human physical and mental health. I wonder if my friends can’t wait to go out for a walk?
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