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Walking: An hour a day keeps the weight away
Normal-weight women who want to prevent weight gain as they age need to do an hour a day of moderate-intensity physical activity such as brisk walking. Over the years, some experts have suggested it takes that much to control weight, but this is one of the first large-scale studies to examine the question. It's possible to get the health benefits of physical activity, such as lowering the risk of heart disease, some types of cancers and type 2 diabetes, by following the government guidelines and doing at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity each week (about 30 minutes a day five days a week or 2½ hours a week) or 75 minutes of a vigorous-intensity activity, such as jogging or swimming laps, or a combination of the two types. Here is a link to the test “Customize your own walking plan”; I hope it will be interesting for you to make it.
Well, I don't think that concerns young people, because they walk much today. Still, I can say that I myself walk about 15 kms a week, including football playing. Professional footballers' distance estimates about 100 kms a week, that is 24h of walking. And they do not walk, they do different leg-training exercises. I wouldn't name jogging or swimming laps vigorously intensive activity. But for those who reached the 40 years barrier it can be really vigorous. I don't know, I'm just not 40. Anyway, walking would never prevent anyone from losing weight or taking care of his/her health. For young ladies actually there is a special programm for effective weight loss that includes much more physical load than just walking.
I really think it's good medical advice. Walking is often better than jogging. All in all it is about physical movement that an important condition for the proper bodily fuctions. In addition, it is part of our daily physical culture. Our body tells us when it needs movement or a change of posture. I hope all of us will use this advice to improve our physical state.
