Are you always worrying that there’s no time doing some exercise? Do you often find it hard to gather some companies to do an exercise together? Now you don’t have to worry about it anymore, there’s an exercise that can solve these problems. You can do it alone and you are free to do it. You are never limited by time or any places. So make a guess, what is that ideal exercise? Well, it’s walking! Walking is the best exercise. It can benefit your body, make you much healthier, let you live in a good condition, and help you get away from cancer. Moreover, by comparing with other exercises, there’s no charge for walking, and you can do it anywhere at any time.
There are a lot of evidences that walking has both physical and mental health benefits. Studies show that regular walking can lower our cholesterol levels because walking stimulates the production of good cholesterol that can remove bad cholesterol from our body. To obtain this benefit, walking must last at least 30 minutes a day. Also, walking can lower our weight and body fat. Walking for 30 to 60 minutes burns our body fat, helping us lose weight. In addition, walking can make our heart stronger. Walking strengthens our heart muscles and increases circulation through our body, which brings more oxygen and nutrients to our organs. Walking for 30 minutes not only can lower the risk of heart disease by 40% but also bring a longer life. Research shows that walking 30 minutes a day lengthens our life by 1.3 years. Finally, a simple act of walk can reduce joint swelling and strengthen our muscles. Walking is not as likely to cause injuries as other exercise. It is a low-impact exercise that does not place too much strain on our muscles and joints. It reduces stress on joints and strengthens the muscles around our joints. Besides the physical health benefits, walking also has mental benefits. Those who walk regularly feel more confident. When our body gets healthier, we feel more confident and happier. Also, walking help us deal with negative emotions. Walking stimulates a surge of dopamine which induces feelings of happiness. Therefore, we feel less stressed, anxious or depressed after taking a walk. Finally, walking helps us sleep better. A stroll before bed relaxes our mind and body, helping us sleep more deeply. A good night's rest increases mental health, helping us get energy.
After knowing the physical and mental health benefits of exercise, there is one benefit of walking need to be mentioned－ the convenience of walking. Walking is the less limited exercise so that we can do it easily. Nowadays, people are always busy at work or their study, and they do not have enough time to do exercise; therefore, doing exercise regularly becomes a difficult dream. However, walking can make this dream come true. Walking does not have time limit. As long as you want to walk, you can do it anytime. For example, you can walk on your way to school rather than taking a bus. Or if you take a bus, you can get off before your destination and then you can walk to it. In this process, you not only save your money but also do exercise. In addition, you can also take a walk everywhere so that you do not need to go to the particular place to exercise. For example, you can take a walk around your house, or you can also take the stairs rather than take the elevator. Furthermore, walking is the cheapest exercise. You only need a pair of shoes to walk. Therefore, you do not need to pay for the gym and buy some extra equipment. Finally, walking is suitable for everyone. There are no restrictions on gender or age. Everyone can do it by themselves and do it everyday. In the morning, you can walk alone to start a new day. During the lunch break, you can take a walk with your friends to make your body gain some temporary release. At night, after a tiring day, you can walk your dog around your house to relax your brain and body. It will help you have a better quality of sleep to end this busy day.
But why do we want to do exercise? For most of us, it is because we want to become healthier. However, there are too many exercises that people can chose to do. Therefore, some people may think basketball is a great choice to do exercise. They will think while playing basketball, they can feel happy and also get healthier. But actually, basketball is not really a good exercise for us. As we all know basketball is a kind of fierce exercise. During a basketball game, it is easy to bump into other people and then get hurt. Also, while playing basketball, we have to suddenly jump, run and stop. This kind of behavior is very easy to injure our body. Besides, playing basketball is not very convenient because when we want to play basketball, we have to find someone to play with us first. And then we have to find a place to play it. The most important thing is that we have to carry the ball. As a result, we can not play it anytime and everywhere. Likewise, some people may think jogging is better than walking because they are very similar and people may think jogging is more effective than walking for getting healthier. Actually, jogging is almost like walking. We just need a sneaker and can do it anytime and everywhere. But compared to walking, going jogging is more easily to get hurt. While running, our feet will leave the ground simultaneously for a short time, and then touch the ground again. This behavior will put stress on our knees and ankles. But walking can provide the same benefits as running without the increased stress to the body. Then, it is known to all that swimming is the best choice to do exercise. In fact, it cannot be denied that the benefit of swimming is as good as walking for our body. Swimming can make our body become healthier and cause fewer injuries. Also, it is suitable for everyone. But it still has a disadvantage. That is inconvenience. When we want to go swimming, we have to know where the swimming pool is. Even if we found the place, we have to make sure it is not crowded with people. In addition, it is time consuming to prepare for swimming. Nowadays, many people are busy to work. It is not suitable for them by taking too much time for just swimming several hours.
As a result, walking is the best exercise. By comparing with other exercises, you have found that there are lots of benefits of walking. It is really convenient and easy to do so. It can help your body, provide you with a good life and prevent you from cancer. You will also gradually find your life become much more colorful and find yourself are becoming much healthier by doing it. Therefore, don’t hesitate anymore. Stop making any excuses and say you don’t have time or money to do an exercise. Walking is the best choice for you and you are always welcome to it at any time. So how about standing up now and go walking together!
