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Jakarta, Spasi-id.com - find a way to exercise simple but live every day? The answer is on foot. Yeah right, walking is one of the easiest forms of exercise to do for all ages.
It may sound simple, but it's on foot. In fact, it has a supply of benefits for health. Here, five surprising benefits of street sports that you should know about, quoted from Harvard Health, Wednesday, (14 / 9 / 2022).
- Against the effects of genes which increase weight: Harvard researchers observe 32 genes that trigger obesity on over 1,000 people to determine how much of these genes really contribute to the weight. As a result, found among the research participants who like to run fast for about an hour a day, the effects of the gene are half cut off.
- Reduce sweet appetite: According to research from the University of Exeter has found that 15 minutes walk can reduce the desire to eat chocolate and even reduce the amount of chocolate that you want to eat when you're stressed. Latest research confirms that walking can reduce the cravings and intake of various sweet snacks.
- Reduce the risk of breast cancer: research from American Cancer Society focused on walking, finding a woman who walks seven hours or more in a week has 14 cents less risk of breast cancer than someone who walks three hours or less per week. The contributions from the walk have provided this protection even for women with the risk of breast cancer, such as overweight or using additional hormones.
- Less joint pain: some studies have found that walking activities can reduce the pain associated with arthritis. The rest of it, walking five to six miles or about nine kilometers a week can even prevent forming arthritis early. Activity works to protect the percent, especially at the knees and hips most vulnerable to osteoartritis. Running can help lubricate and amplify the muscles that support it.
- Increase the immune function: walking may help to protect you during winter and flu. A study of over 1000 men and women, finding their people running at least 20 minutes a day, and 5 days a week, having a sick day 43 percent less than those who exercise once a week or less. When it finally hurts, it's shorter, and the symptoms are lighter.
