Which is better for losing weight: race walking or running?

In the eyes of most people, exercises for weight loss and fitness can be divided into race walking and running. The physical energy consumed by these two is different, but they are both very tiring. Generally, if you want to lose weight, it is best to choose jogging or race walking. If the technique is not done well, it may cause some adverse consequences, so everyone still needs to be vigilant in normal times.

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

Some people believe that the action of 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.

If you maintain incorrect posture for a long time, it is very likely to cause damage to the knee, hip 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.