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You will become aware that your mind is clearer, that your eyes are brighter and that you are adding to your body's resources. Not bad benefits and they are all within walking distance.
So far, the scientists have discovered that morning walk is the easiest exercise to deliver the maximum benefit. Metabolically walking helps in controlling weight, blood sugar and cholesterol levels. The common benefits available are as follows:
1) Reduces cholesterol
2) Improves heart rate
3) Enables better blood circulation
4) Acts as a tranquilizer
It has also been established that brisk walk can burn upto 100 cal/mile or 300 cal/hr. In otherwords, it is the perfect complement to a sensible diet to lose weight and keep it off. The heart also works faster to transport oxygen rich blood from lungs to its muscles reducing pressure and resting heart rate. Better circulation is also affected to the arms and legs and it increases the size and improves the efficiency of the tiny muscles that require blood for cellular respiration. Psychologically too, walking generates an overall feeling of well being and brings relief from depression, anxiety and stress by producing endorphins, the body's natural tranquilizer.
The research group consisting of eminent scientist of the department of Calcutta University carried out necessary experiments by selecting two groups of healthy and nonsmoking persons between 25-35 and 33-34 age group while presenting the results of their studies in the third congress of the federation of Indian physiological societies held in Calcutta they revealed that the assigned exercises of various intensities are as follows:
The first group worked out to an extent, which increased their heart rate by about 50-60 percent. In the second group the peak increase in the heart rate was 5070 percent. These two groups also performed exercises for 15, 30 and 45 days at the rate of three days per week. Then the lipid profiles of the persons before and after the exercise were carefully analyzed. The analysis revealed a really new insight into the change in the lipid profiles. The beneficial change occurred when the intensity of exercise was medium or 60 percent of the peak heart rate that is after having an exercise of 30 minutes a day. Curiously the low and medium intensity of exercise for a short duration, a good amount of reduction in small atherogenic lipids like low-density lipoprotein was observed. At the same time, the level of blood cholesterol also increased in the blood. In almost all the persons anti-atheroganic lipids were increased following the exercised. Fat reduction was also noticed considerably.
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Further experiments also revealed that working in gymnasiums and clubs are not only procedure but specified walking condition can produce these benefits. Further regular workouts may not be possible for everyone because of the constraints of time, nature of occupation, economic status and so on. Further experiments revealed that walking 13km/week is enough to burn all fats.
Summing up of the above facts it is now established that a human body can be divided in three major parts i.e. 1) The brain from which the blood vessels of about 60,000 miles originates extending to other parts. 2) The heart (life line) which maintains the life line. 3) Leg muscles which produces requisite vibration to enable the blood flow to the heart by capillary action. Considering the details the following actions of the walkers is a must:
a) Proper size boots should be used to enable the walker to maintain constant heel pressure.
b) A walker while performing walk should do it without any conversation which anybody because the blood vessels of the heart might be distributed causing hindrance to the blood flow in the system.
Scientists believe that walkers should be served with the following warnings:
'Dear walker if you want to achieve benefits the above two methods are must for you. Accept it and get benefits, because there is no compromising formula.
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