Thursday, December 18, 2008

Health Benefits

Maybe I am a type of guy who is really conscious about health. If I feel that I’m gaining weights I am so worried about it. So, part of my weekly routine are running and walking around Circle or UP Campus.

Here's my research regarding the benefits of walking and running:




You may be surprised to learn that brisk walking can be almost as challenging as jogging. Here's why. When you walk at speeds faster than 3.1 mph, your stride length naturally increases (you don't necessarily want it to for efficiency but inevitably it happens). Lengthening your stride is inefficient because it requires additional energy to move your legs forward, which in turn requires more arm and torso movement, which leads to increased torso and hip rotation, which amounts to higher aerobic demands and more calorie-burning. This has been confirmed in the laboratory. The research shows that at maximal levels of exertion, oxygen consumption (the bottom line to cardiorespiratory fitness) is only slightly lower for racewalkers than it is for runners, and at submaximal or moderate-intense levels of exercise, oxygen consumption levels between race walkers and runners are almost equal. Racewalkers can reach speeds as high as 9 mph!

Cardiorespiratory fitness (aerobic fitness or "cardio") is the ability of your heart to pump stronger and more efficiently and your muscles to use oxygen more efficiently. As you get more aerobically fit, your heart will pump more blood and oxygen with each beat (this is called "stroke volume") and your muscles will extract (or consume) more oxygen. For instance, if you have 100 oxygen molecules floating around in your bloodstream, a conditioned muscle might consume 75 molecules, whereas a deconditioned muscle might only consume 30, or even fewer than that. In fact, elite distance runners can be as much as three times more efficient at consuming oxygen than sedentary individuals. Running improves your aerobic fitness by increasing the activity of enzymes and hormones that stimulate the muscles and the heart to work more efficiently.

25 comments:

  1. im not a health buff, but I want to be. :)

    I love walking... Especially holding Hands while walking with my Babe.
    hahahaha

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  2. NICE trivia kuya!

    sige maglakad ka nalang pauwi from work to philcoa..

    :))

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  3. Kailangan ko iyan parekoy!
    Salamat sa info!

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  4. walking is good, you get as much as running... i think... lol...

    have a great week!

    ~ViN

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  5. Ito na ba ang sinasabi mong resulta ng pagkain mo ng mga masasarap na pagkain sa mga nakalipas na Christmas parties?

    Very good ka talaga, dapat ma-burn 'yong mga nabuong taba sa ating katawan. Nakapag-paskil ka tuloy ng isang informative post.

    Merry Christmas! Dami pang mga pagkaing darating! Whew!

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  6. research bah kamo... hmmm... valid bah at reliable ang source/sources moh?... and san ang list of references moh... lolz... hehe... biro lang parekoy... eniweiz hmmnnzz... yeah brisk walkin' is a good exercise... "mag-exercise tayo tuwing umaga... tuwing umaga... "...wehe..lolz... yeah daz good kc health conscious kah... so yeah keep up wat u doin'.... stay healthy... ingatz parekoy... GODBLESS! -di

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  7. nice info..lols
    pero ako di ko kailangang magbawas ng timbang eh... gusto kong malaman kung paano magdagdag ng timbang..
    yung itinaba ko kase ng isang taon, isang linggo ko lang tinatanggal..

    but i therefore conclude that walking is the best way to keep your body healthy.. lalo na kung may ka HHWWPSSP..lols

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  8. HHWWPSSP??? holding hands while walking PSSP??? sori nakisabat lang... ano 'un kosa?...

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  9. TO:

    BRY:
    Wow… holding hands while walking with your love ones… hmmm sarap… hehehe

    GENYZE:
    Nice Idea Gen!!! Gawin ko nga yan one time… tipid pa sa pamasahe… hahaha

    MIKE:
    Kailangan mo rin ba Mike? Sige…. gawin mo na… Hehehe

    STARFISH:
    Merry Christmas Vin!

    AMOR:
    Oyyy Amor….

    RJ:
    Oo dre… ito na ata yon.. hahaha… kailangan mag-exercise puro na lang taba ang nasa katawan e… walang muscle…. Lolz

    DHIANZ:
    Oo naman noh!

    KOSA:
    Di mo na ata kailangan to parekoy… payatot ka na e… hahahaha

    DHIANZ:
    Oo nga kosa…. Ano yong PSSP? Hahaha

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  10. Exercise...exeercise! sarap papawis dre! basta maligo lng pag katapos...weeeeeeeee...tanggal stress ko...thnks 4 sharing!

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  11. DH:

    Dapat lang mag-exercise para di lumaki ang tyan hehehehe... kaya ikaw dre... exercise ka na!!! hehehehe

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  12. DH mag exercse ka daw laki na tyan mow hahahah!!palakihan na nang tyan!!lol

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  13. MarcoPaolo**
    lols di ko payatot ba?
    hahahaha.. taena di nman...
    KPR..lols
    alam mo ba ang KPR?

    Dhianz**
    lols.. HHWWPSSP..
    alam ni amor yan!
    lols kung di mo nman talaga mahanap..
    punta ka sa filthyroom ni sunny andun ang kasagutan..lols

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  14. huling gabi koh sa blogsphere.. sige eepal pah akoh... walastik kah kosah... papupuntahin moh pa akoh sa blogs nang iba... nde na lang kaya sinagot... and abah may bago kah pah ha... KPR? haha... ano 'un? tsk!...hilig moh sa abbreviation ahh... paturo nga... parang ang sayah.. lolz..

    oh sige... WANSSM.... ayanz... hulaan moh ren yan... tsk!..lolz..

    hi marc! =) ano 'ung KPR? haha.. lolz... =)

    GODBLESS! -di

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  15. TO:

    AMOR:
    Lagot ka kay Pingkoy... hehehe malaki ba tyan nya? hahaha

    KOSA:
    Langya ka... dami mong nickname kosa ah... dami mo ring abbreviation... sakit sa ulo yan... pinag-iisip ba kami? hehehehe... MCAHNY sayo!!! hahaha

    DHIANZ:
    oyyy... magbabakasyon ka pala? sama mo naman ako dee... hehehe

    ingat ka na lang dee... merry christmas!

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  16. Hehehe :D Exercise na para di na humantong sa panahong di mo na makita si manoy dahil sa lake ng tyan lolzzz

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  17. LORD CM:

    Hahahaha... nadali mo dre batang bata!!! hahaha

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  18. Running is a super good exercise. My family is engaged with it (along with aerobics) since 1999! Batas yan sa Reyes Family so no choice! Let's run! ;)

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  19. CHYNG:
    Wow! That's good. Tara, takbo na!

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  20. nice info..
    dati araw araw ko rin nilalakad yang up campus nung sa katipunan pa ako ng wo-work.. ngayon hindi na.. tinamad na, kaya laki na ng bilbil koh.. hehehe

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  21. okey a...nawawala comment ko...lol....

    tinanggal mo ba dre o baka nman di ko napublish....lolz....

    ang haba p naman nun..tsk tsk...

    eniwey hiway,kako...ang galeeng ng post na'to..sana magawa ko rin to..pero bago yan...titigil ko muna kayoyosi ko...lolz..

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  22. TO:

    MS Donna:
    Talaga? SO, tara... lakad tayo... hehehe

    PAJAY:
    Huh? Wala akong tinanggal na comments dre... baka di mo na-publish... hehehe

    tara... lakad takbo tayo dre... lol

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  23. taena..pareng MP, bat di mo pinansin yung koment ni Lord?
    lols
    merry Xmas parekoy!
    nga pala,

    HHWWPSSP-holding hands while walking pa-swing swing pa!
    lols..

    KPR-katawang Pang Romansa..lol

    oks ba? pwede?

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