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3 DEFINITIVE REASONS WHY WALKING IS MUCH BETTER THAN RUNNING

Posted by Admin1 on September 14, 2015 3 DEFINITIVE REASONS WHY WALKING IS MUCH BETTER THAN RUNNING2015-09-14T14:38:19+00:00 under Beauty, Bodybuilding & Fitness, General, Health, Healthy & Natural Life    No Comment     

Many health conditions can be addressed with running or walking, both of which are great aerobic exercises. These don’t only stimulate weight loss, but also enhance the quality of your sleep, improve your mood, increase your energy level, reduce blood pressure and cholesterol levels and lower the risk of cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Although walking is generally more regarded as a mode of transport than exercise, it’s actually one of the most beneficial things you can do for your body and long-term health. For one thing, walking improves cardiovascular health, strengthens and tones your muscles and reduces the risk of disease.

Walking vs. Running

With similar energy expenditure, brisk walking is more efficient in reducing the risk of heart disease than running. According to a study where researchers compared data from two 6-year studies of 33,060 runners and 15,045 walkers aged 18 to 80, walkers experienced greater health benefits than runners when the same amount of energy was burnt.
While running cuts down the risk of heart disease by 4.5%, walking reduced it by 9.3%. Plus, walking greatly affected heart disease risk factors, including:

• Risk of first-time high blood pressure was reduced by 4.2% by running and 7.2% by walking.
• First-time high cholesterol risk was lowered by 4.3% by running and 7% by walking.
• The risk of first-time diabetes was reduced by about 12% by both walking and running.

In the words of Dr Paul Williams, the study leader from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, both moderate-intensity walking and running provide great health benefits due to the fact that they involve the same muscle groups. The only difference is that they are performed at different intensities. The runners and walkers had to expend the same energy to get the same benefits, which means you’d have to walk longer than you’d have to run in order to have the same effect.
The other advantages of these two outdoor activities are that both are cost-free, easy-to-do anywhere, year-round, and are even social activities. However, running is more demanding than walking; first you must choose an appropriate running program to maximize your conditioning in minimum time.