Don't walk so fast, don't walk so fast, if you fall down later, go to the hospital and lie down by yourself!
I just heard Aunt Wang yelling at her husband angrily, but her husband always consciously speeded up his walking speed after hearing from his neighbors that walking fast can lead to longevity. But Aunt Wang thinks this is just a rumor. Walking fast brings many safety risks. Plus, given her age, if she accidentally falls, she may suffer from minor fractures or minor injuries, and her life will be difficult to save.
Therefore, Aunt Wang felt that walking slowly was the healthiest for her own safety. She often argued with her husband about this matter, but there was no conclusion as to who was right, and no one listened to the advice of the other.
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Who lives longer, a person who walks fast or a person who walks slowly? Research has found that there may be a 15-year lifespan difference between the two.
The University of Leicester in the UK once conducted a follow-up study: there is a certain correlation between fast walking and life span. The study conducted a 10-year follow-up study on 475,000 people aged around 50 years old.
During this process, statistical analysis of the walking habits and death conditions of these people showed that men who walked fast had a life expectancy of 85.2 to 86.8 years, while men who walked slowly had a life expectancy of 64.8 years. Women who walked fast could expect to live an average of 86.7 to 87.8 years, while women who walked slowly had a life expectancy of 72.4 years.
From this statistical result, we can understand that men who walk fast have a life expectancy of 20 years longer than men who walk slowly, and women also have 15 years more vaginal discharge. Overall, people who walk fast live longer than those who walk slowly.
Of course, this is just a survey and cannot directly prove the causal relationship between walking speed and life span. After all, there are many factors that affect longevity, such as human disease and diet, genetic gene , etc., but after all, the speed of walking will still affect our health.
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Why do I walk slower and slower?
When I was young, one walked faster than the other, and many times I was too lazy to walk and used some transportation tools instead of walking. As we age, walking becomes a luxury. Especially after the age of 30, the number of muscles in the body gradually decreases, the strength continues to decline, and the muscles will gradually be lost.
Everyone will repeat the study work and exercise less and less, which also affects the secretion of hormones in the body, and the density of the bones will gradually decrease, affecting the toughness of the bones.
When you are in your fifties or sixties, your physical condition continues to decline, which directly affects your walking condition. If you walk a little more, you will be out of breath and have a wheeze. Various reasons also cause the walking speed to become slower and slower.
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How fast can you walk? There are two ways to test
The number of walks per minute
Researchers from the "British Journal of Sports Medicine" found that if walking can reach 100 steps in a minute, or heart rate exceeds 60%, the situation can be called "walking fast."
Walking and talking test
To know whether your speed is fast, you can talk while walking. If you can sing loudly, it means your steps are very slow and you don't have enough exercise. If you are out of breath and can communicate with people normally, it means your stomach is moderate and you are walking fast. If you are out of breath and cannot speak easily, it means you are walking too fast.
Exercise is needed in life, which is a good way to prevent diseases. However, more methods are needed during exercise. For example, you need to warm up before exercising to avoid mistakes, so that the exercise can achieve certain results.
