Some Facts About Walking
1. Speed
walking helps reduce body fat, lower blood pressure and increase the
density of lipoprotein, which improves good cholesterol.
2. Modern literary scholars find a great similarity between walking and writing. As Michel de Certeau put it in the past: "Writing is one way to make the world ours, walking is the other".
3.Given that the world is over 40 thousand kilometers in circumference and that the average walking rate is about 5 km per hour, a person walking continuously for 347 days could encompass the world.
4. To burn off a 540 calorie Big Mac you’d need to walk for an hour and 43 minutes.
5. It would take an average person 7 hours to burn off a large Big Mac meal + a large coke + large fries.
6. People began walking on two limbs three to six million years ago. Scientists believe that evolution evolved this way because humans wanted to carry goods and use energy more efficiently.
7. Researchers note that the human spine was not designed to work in a vertical position of walking on two legs, which is why many people suffer from back pain, disc herniation, and arthritis.
8. Experts recommend walking up to 6000 steps a day to improve health and 10,000 steps a day to lose weight.
9. Studies indicate that the way a person walks can indicate his or her sexual orientation.
10. A woman who weighs 68 kg needs to walk 6.4 km/h in 48 minutes to burn a doughnut containing 240 calories. This is about 4.8 km.
11. Research from 2000 reports that walking regularly (minimum 3 times a week, for half an hour or more) saves $330 in health expenses.
12. 20 minutes of walking or 2000 steps are equivalent to one and a half kilometers.
13. The best way to lose weight is by walking at a moderate pace for at least 40 minutes. On the other hand, a quick brisk walk of 20-25 minutes is better for strengthening cardio-pulmonary endurance.
14. A man weighing 60 kg burns 100 calories per kilometer and a half of walking. A man who weighs 90 kg burns 133 calories per kilometer and a half of walking and a man weighing 113 kg burns 166 calories per kilometer and a half of walking.
15. Walking can reduce the risk of heart attack, type 2 diabetes, and bone fractures. In addition, speed walking can reduce stress and depression and improve chances of recovery from cancer.
16.Walking briskly for a mile and a half in 15 minutes burns the same number of calories as jogging for the same distance in 8.5 minutes.
17. Researchers found that women who walked at least an hour and a half a week had significantly better cognitive function than women who walked only 40 minutes a week.
18. Walking helps prevent osteoporosis. Studies show that postmenopausal women who walk 1.5 km a day have higher bone density than women who walk less.
19. Walking reduces the risk of breast cancer and colon cancer.
20. The average human walking speed is about 5 km per hour.
21. When the body goes faster than the speed of 5 mph, naturally, the length of a person's step increases, resulting in increased calorie burning.
2. Modern literary scholars find a great similarity between walking and writing. As Michel de Certeau put it in the past: "Writing is one way to make the world ours, walking is the other".
3.Given that the world is over 40 thousand kilometers in circumference and that the average walking rate is about 5 km per hour, a person walking continuously for 347 days could encompass the world.
4. To burn off a 540 calorie Big Mac you’d need to walk for an hour and 43 minutes.
5. It would take an average person 7 hours to burn off a large Big Mac meal + a large coke + large fries.
6. People began walking on two limbs three to six million years ago. Scientists believe that evolution evolved this way because humans wanted to carry goods and use energy more efficiently.
7. Researchers note that the human spine was not designed to work in a vertical position of walking on two legs, which is why many people suffer from back pain, disc herniation, and arthritis.
8. Experts recommend walking up to 6000 steps a day to improve health and 10,000 steps a day to lose weight.
9. Studies indicate that the way a person walks can indicate his or her sexual orientation.
10. A woman who weighs 68 kg needs to walk 6.4 km/h in 48 minutes to burn a doughnut containing 240 calories. This is about 4.8 km.
11. Research from 2000 reports that walking regularly (minimum 3 times a week, for half an hour or more) saves $330 in health expenses.
12. 20 minutes of walking or 2000 steps are equivalent to one and a half kilometers.
13. The best way to lose weight is by walking at a moderate pace for at least 40 minutes. On the other hand, a quick brisk walk of 20-25 minutes is better for strengthening cardio-pulmonary endurance.
14. A man weighing 60 kg burns 100 calories per kilometer and a half of walking. A man who weighs 90 kg burns 133 calories per kilometer and a half of walking and a man weighing 113 kg burns 166 calories per kilometer and a half of walking.
15. Walking can reduce the risk of heart attack, type 2 diabetes, and bone fractures. In addition, speed walking can reduce stress and depression and improve chances of recovery from cancer.
16.Walking briskly for a mile and a half in 15 minutes burns the same number of calories as jogging for the same distance in 8.5 minutes.
17. Researchers found that women who walked at least an hour and a half a week had significantly better cognitive function than women who walked only 40 minutes a week.
18. Walking helps prevent osteoporosis. Studies show that postmenopausal women who walk 1.5 km a day have higher bone density than women who walk less.
19. Walking reduces the risk of breast cancer and colon cancer.
20. The average human walking speed is about 5 km per hour.
21. When the body goes faster than the speed of 5 mph, naturally, the length of a person's step increases, resulting in increased calorie burning.
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