The best way to nourish yourself: walking

Once Einstein was invited to visit Belgium.

The king and Queen, in order to show their respect for the old scientist, ordered their men to wait for him in full dress, singing and playing music.

As it turned out, the passengers were gone, and Einstein was still nowhere to be seen.

He was later found in the palace.

It turned out that there was still a stop away from the palace, Einstein carrying a suitcase, holding a violin, a person walked to the end.

The Queen was curious, and asked him why he did not go by train, but on foot.

Einstein smiled and replied:

"I have a lifelong love of walking, and exercise always gives me great pleasure."

In today's society, everyone is under some kind of pressure in life.

The more this time, the more to learn to take care of themselves, maintain our body and mind.

And the best way to nourish yourself is to walk.

Walk, enrich the body

This Spring Festival, director Zhang Yimou again entered the limelight with his New Year's Festival.

It is hard to believe that this 73-year-old "Don" still has a constant drive to create, still energetic into the work, full of vitality.

In fact, behind this, can not be separated from his long-term adherence to a habit.

Zhang Yimou once said that he would walk five kilometers briskly every day, rain or shine or even snow.

Walking to the body slightly sweat, is the best state.

Walking not only exercises his physical strength, but also makes him look younger and more energetic than ordinary people.

The World Health Organization once declared walking "the best exercise in the world."

Insist on walking, can enhance the person's body, forge the person's figure, temper the person's will.

The more often people walk, the more healthy the body, the more energetic.

Ba Jin loved walking all her life.

When I was young, I studied in Paris and took a morning walk in the Luxembourg Gardens.

When I got old, I didn't slack off.

First thing in the morning is to drink a glass of milk and then go downstairs for a walk in the yard.

Even old age sick, a crutch also want to walk dozens of meters or more than 100 meters.

The old man lived more than a hundred years, his only theory is that people grow old first from the legs.

So in his opinion, walking is the best exercise.

There is also an old saying in Chinese folk: "A hundred practices are the first."

Unlike other forms of exercise, walking has the least damage to the body and is the safest.

Step forward and forward in the process, bring is the whole body stretch and relax.

Every focused walk is nourishing and exercising the body.

Walk, nourish the soul

The utility of walking is not only in the body, but also in the mind.

In 1079 AD, a "Wutai poem case", let Su Shi's life fell to the bottom.

He was banished all the way, first to Huangzhou, then to Huizhou Danzhou.

It is inevitable that he will occasionally fall into a low mood due to his poor circumstances.

However, this once-in-a-lifetime great writer did not feel depressed. He chose to comfort himself with food and relax his mood with exercise.

In a letter to his friend Cheng Zhengfu, Su Shi mentioned:

"Morninging disease will be ten Li Xu, gas loss is slow, gas is even vibration, head and foot are hot, xuan patency suitable, for a long time, when you know its wonderful."

Every morning he had to walk fast for ten miles until his body was hot, his blood was flowing, and his limbs were comfortable.

The evaporation of sweat helps him clean up the accumulated worries and troubles.

When negative emotions are quietly released, the heart is nourished.

Bo also spoke about his own experience.

At the age of 30, he was promoted to department manager by his boss.

A promotion or a raise is a good thing.

But with that comes a lot of pressure and burden.

Endless details of the work filled his mind.

I almost had an accident several times on my commute because I was so out of it.

Finally, he decided that this was not going to work. Something had to change.

It wasn't that far from home, so he decided to get up 30 minutes earlier every day and walk to work.

At first, he thought the process would be difficult.

But unexpectedly, in the process of walking, he put down the mobile phone, forget those complicated pressure.

Concentrating on the movement of his legs freed his mind and cleared his mood.

After persisting in this way for a period of time, I not only relaxed my mental state a lot, but also worked in an orderly manner, and difficulties were overcome one by one.

Goethe said:

"Only movement can remove all kinds of doubts."

The process of walking is like a journey to empty yourself.

All worries and anxiety, will be dissolved in the body's great strides forward.

If you are tired at the moment, tired, tired, might as well go out and take a walk.

Feel the world in the measurement of footsteps, let the mind wander between heaven and earth.

When you learn to balance your life by walking, your mind will become clear and your heart will become richer.

Walking is the best health

In Marx's biography, he tells such a story.

In the spring of 1837, Marx became ill from working so hard that he went to his doctor for a prescription.

But the doctor's advice to him was to leave everything behind for a while and go to the country to recover.

So Marx left the city and lived for a while in the suburbs of Berlin.

There, he and his friends walked by the river every day, often for hours at a time.

The country air made him happy; Daily walking accelerated the recovery of health.

Marx was also surprised by the effects of walking:

"I did not expect to be so healthy and strong when I was weak."

Hippocrates famously said, "Walking is the best medicine."

Insist on walking, can not only help our tired body to restore vitality, but also make our complexion become rosy.

Even in places we can't see, bringing about magical changes.

However, how to walk is also a knowledge.

Too much of a good thing, not mastering the proper knowledge of walking, is often counterproductive.

People's Daily shares five points about walking, recommend to you:

1. Walk by the "357" rule

The World Health Organization's "Guidelines on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour" report states:

The optimal amount of physical activity was at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity or 75 minutes of moderate-intensity activity per week.

While exercises such as running are high-impact, walking is the most typical moderate-impact exercise.

If you want to get into the habit of walking, the best frequency is 5 times a week.

Each trip takes about 30 minutes and covers more than 3 kilometers.

2. Appropriate acceleration and movement

We all know that working out and sweating has a lot of health benefits.

The increased perspiration from exercise can increase the rate of metabolism in the body and also help improve blood circulation in the body.

So, when we walk, we have to increase the speed and movement, to achieve the effect of panting and sweating.

3. Keep your walking speed steady when walking fast

The Chinese Guidelines for Physical Activity for Adults recommend 6,000-10,000 steps of physical activity for adults every day.

At a rate of about two steps per second, "6,000" is roughly 40 minutes of brisk walking, while "10,000" is 60 minutes.

As mentioned earlier, it is best to develop regular habits and maintain a steady frequency of exercise.

But the busyness of work can sometimes make it difficult for us to be at the same time.

If you also have variable free time, it's best to keep your brisk walking sessions between 40 and 60 minutes.

This will be more conducive to improving the heart and lung function, to achieve a better exercise effect.

4. Time: 4-5 PM is best

In the evening, the body's physiological function is more stable, is the best time to exercise.

Choose to go for a walk half an hour after dinner to rev up your metabolism.

It has great effect on enhancing the gastrointestinal function and promoting the digestion and absorption of food.

If this is difficult due to time constraints, try to finish your workout two hours before bedtime.

In this way, you can get a good night's sleep by taking advantage of the fatigue produced by the body after exercise.

5. Venue: Plastic venue, grass is the best

Walking is an enjoyable process.

Choosing a place with fresh air and a safe view can help us fall in love with the feeling of walking.

The plastic field is elastic, the grass is soft, and the backlash to the knee joint is small. It is the ideal field for walking.

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The writer Zhou Ling said:

"A sedentary person's internal ecosystem is a stagnant pool of water.

People who exercise a lot have an ecosystem that is more like a spring, clean and clear, without a hint of turbidity."

The changes brought by walking may not be visible for a day or two;

But when you do it over the years, you will find that your whole face will change.

So, from today on, take your legs, walk quietly and intently, and nourish your body and mind.