Which is better for weight loss, race walking or jogging?

Race walking and jogging are both sports, but if you want to lose weight through these exercise methods, it is recommended to choose jogging. Jogging is easier for people to stick to, and as an aerobic exercise, it is a better way to exercise.

1. Both race walking and jogging can help you lose weight, but jogging is more recommended

1. Some people believe that race walking can help shape the body, and it has one more "function" than jogging.

Indeed, Zhao Jingtao, the founder of Physician Runner, combined his experience as an orthopedic doctor and marathon runner to analyze that when racing walking, the pelvis rotates back and forth, the waist is actively twisted, the arms are swung, and the legs are fully stretched. Long-term persistence in this practice can indeed help shape the body lines. However, he also reminded that race walking is a highly professional sport. The key is that its movements have a set of strict and standardized standards and require professional guidance. Most people learn race walking by watching tutorials and videos. However, if they rely solely on their imagination to perform race walking with incorrect posture, it will bring greater danger.

2. If you persist in incorrect posture for a long time, it is very likely to cause damage to the knee joints, hip joints and ankle joints. Not only will it fail to achieve the purpose of weight loss and body shaping, it will also aggravate injuries, joint degeneration, etc., which is counterproductive. Therefore, whether it is race walking or running, especially when you want to persist in long-term exercise, you need to adjust your posture first, choose the correct posture and then exercise to avoid negative injuries.

3. In actual observation, what most people call "race walking" is actually brisk walking. Even if you imitate the posture of race walking, it is difficult to achieve standard movements. Brisk walking, like jogging, is an aerobic exercise and can help you lose weight if you stick to it for a long time. But in comparison, it is more recommended to choose a jogging method that is simpler, more suitable for the mechanical response of the human body, and less prone to mistakes.

2. It is best to combine aerobic exercise with anaerobic exercise

1. Most people who lose weight have two motivations: one is to have more beautiful lines and look better, and the other is to be healthier. Based on these two points, Zhao Jingtao suggested that when choosing a method of exercise, do not just do aerobic exercise, but add appropriate anaerobic exercise to achieve better results.

2. Aerobic exercise refers to physical exercise performed by the human body with sufficient oxygen supply. For example, jogging, brisk walking, race walking, swimming, aerobics, etc. are all common aerobic exercises. Moderate aerobic exercise can effectively consume fat, the intensity is relatively low, and the load on the body's organs is relatively small.

3. Anaerobic exercise is relative to aerobic exercise, which refers to the high-speed and intense exercise of muscles in a state of oxygen deprivation. Due to the excessive speed and explosive power, the amount of oxygen inhaled cannot meet the body's needs, and the sugar in the body has to undergo anaerobic glycolysis to provide energy. For example, sprinting, push-ups, muscle training, etc. are all common anaerobic exercises. The intensity of anaerobic exercise is relatively high, and the load on the body's organs is relatively large, but it can better improve the body's capabilities.