The dangers of walking too much

Walking is an essential part of our daily life. There is now a small program on WeChat that records how many steps you walk every day. You often see your friends walking tens of thousands of steps a day. Some people think that walking can help lose weight and keep fit, so they try hard to increase their step count every day. Although walking can sometimes have a certain fitness effect, if you walk too much and in the wrong way, it will cause harm to our joints and cause joint pain, etc. What are the dangers of walking too much?

Dangers of walking too much:

1. Weakness in the limbs

It is normal to feel tired after exercise. Generally, you can restore your normal physical strength by resting for a quarter of an hour. However, if you experience weakness in your limbs and are unable to regain normal strength for several days, it is a sign of over-exercise.

Excessive walking can damage the spleen and the muscles of the limbs.

2. Joint pain

Older people tend to attribute joint pain to rheumatism, but in fact it is largely related to excessive walking.

Because excessive walking will put the ligaments in the legs in a tight state, which can easily cause ligament strain and lead to joint pain.

3. Muscle soreness

Most people do not have a regular walking schedule, which results in long periods of exercise followed by rest, which can easily lead to soreness in the leg muscles.

It is normal to experience leg soreness after normal exercise. You can return to normal after resting for about two days. If you still feel sore after a few days, it is obviously caused by excessive walking.

Muscle soreness occurs because excessive walking causes damage to muscle soft tissue.

4. Headache and panic

Normal walking will not cause symptoms of headache and palpitations. Only excessive walking will cause these symptoms. At this time, you should stop walking immediately and rest. It is best to go to the hospital for a brain examination.

Five ways to walk for good health:

1. Walking backwards to treat back pain

For people who sit for a long time, walking backwards can effectively relieve physical fatigue and back pain.

When walking backwards, you should try to choose a flat road and an environment with fewer people around. You can combine forward and backward walking, walking for half an hour every day to exercise the muscles in all parts of the body.

2. Walking in a straight line can relieve constipation

The key to walking in a straight line is to alternately step your left and right feet on the center line between the two feet. While the soles of your left and right feet are on the ground, twist your hips to the left and right respectively, and keep your upper body relaxed.

This way of walking will cause the hips to twist, which helps increase waist strength, stimulate gastrointestinal motility, and effectively prevent and treat constipation. Walking 500 meters a day is enough.

3. Walking on tiptoes can protect the kidneys

When walking on tiptoe, the inner side of the forefoot and the big toe play a supporting role, and the foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, foot Jueyin Liver Meridian and foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian pass through here. Massaging the three yin meridians of the foot can warm and nourish the kidney yang.

Walk on tiptoe for about 10 minutes every day, stopping and resting when you are tired, to achieve the purpose of stimulating the acupoints.

4. Walk and shoot while breathing freely

As your left foot steps forward, open your hands to the sides of your body. As your left foot lands, gently pat your left chest with your right hand and pat your right lower back with your left hand. Then change direction and shoot as you move forward.

Persistence can exercise the lungs and help breathing smoother.

5. Walk and run to burn fat

When exercising, you can run fast for 15 seconds, then walk for 45 seconds, and alternate between the two for 20 minutes. You can also run briskly for 60 seconds, then walk briskly for 3 minutes, alternating between the two for 30 minutes.