Power walking: The perfect exercise if you can not beat the running

Hands up who has failed in the attempt to become runner. Although our cities are filled with runners in recent years, and it seems that everyone likes that idea than lock ourselves in a gym, running is still not an exercise that is available to anyone. Whether there is a health problem that prevents running as if you simply do not like the power walking can be the ideal alternative to keep in shape.

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But what exactly is power walking? Part of walking we have clear: walking. We all walk in our daily lives, to a greater or lesser extent. But the power walking goes further: turns walking into a sport. This is achieved by three factors fundamental: the posture, the rhythm and constancy in the sessions.

The first point that we must work to get in shape through the power walking is the posture. Walking us all knows, but do we walk well? And above all, do we make it a brisk walk? For the power walking work we must consider the following tips posture: shoulders backward, straight back, chest out, contracted abdomen and eyes forward.

In the rhythm of the sessions, we find that the power walking is quite different from the simple idea of taking a walk calmly through the city. For exercise to be effective when scarification and especially to burn calories, ideally perform four to five weekly sessions of 45 to 60 minutes. In this session designed by Reebok, for example, it is still high pace, five kilometers and a half, to 9:15 minutes / km with an approximate cost of 400 calories. This is just an example, but one of the great advantages of power walking is its adaptability to the conditions of the practitioner.

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It is clear that power walking is an exercise of certain requirement, but what is the difference with the running? The most important is perhaps the joint impact. To always stay one foot on the ground, wear and tear on joints is much less than running. Therefore, it becomes the ideal exercise for people with chronic injuries or simply for runners on rest days.

Weight loss, improved cardiovascular conditions, reduced cholesterol, strengthening and toning legs, buttocks and abdomen … The physical benefits of power walking are indubitable. Also, as with the running, there are a number of psychological benefits associated with both the release of endorphins as fighting stress and anxiety.

Either because you do not like running, because injury prevents you or because you want to start practicing sport with adaptive sessions requirement, the power walking can be the perfect alternative. You just need good shoes (and pretty, this always helps) and walking!