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The benefits of HIIT walking

Walking is one of the easy and effective physical exercises. According to Suc khoe & Doi song news site, with some adjustments to your walking speed and posture, the Japanese-style walking, or high-intensity interval training (HIIT) walking, can bring about outstanding benefits to cardiovascular health, endurance and lifespan. Benefits of walking Walking regularly every day can benefit your health both physically and mentally. This simple and effective activity can help improve cardiovascular health and metabolism and reduce fat. Walking every day can also help you lose weight, lower body mass index (BMI), reduce fat, and increase the use of oxygen in muscles. Walking movements stimulate metabolism, burn visceral fat, and stabilize blood sugar, thus reducing the risk of metabolic disorders often seen in middle-aged and elderly people. Walking also helps mitigate stress, improve sleep quality and increase secretion of endorphin, a “happy hormone.” According to the American Heart Association, walking regularly can help reduce the risk of coronary heart disease by 19% and cardiovascular disease by 31%. Japanese-style walking’s advantages HIIT walking has been developed by Japanese sports medicine experts to lengthen lifespan and improve cardiovascular health. This exercise helps your body adapt to physical intensity changes, thus improving endurance, […]
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