What sports do you do in winter?

Exercise is the most important way for us to improve our physical fitness. We all know that life lies in exercise, and exercise has a serious impact on our lives. So we must exercise more in normal times and insist on doing it no matter when it is. Especially in winter, many friends will give up exercise due to weather reasons. In fact, this is wrong. So what kind of exercise should we do in winter? This is also particularly critical, let us understand it.

jogging

Jogging is an ideal sport that can enhance blood circulation, improve heart function, improve blood supply to the brain and oxygen supply to brain cells, reduce cerebral arteriosclerosis, and enable the brain to work normally. Running can also effectively stimulate metabolism, increase energy expenditure, and help lose weight and keep fit. For the elderly, running can greatly reduce muscle atrophy and obesity caused by lack of exercise; reduce the phenomenon of aging of cardiopulmonary function; lower cholesterol, reduce arteriosclerosis, and help prolong life. Recently, scientists have also discovered that people who jog regularly are less likely to get cancer.

on foot

There are many benefits to hiking if you persist in it. It can help people get out of a tired state and feel refreshed. But the way of hiking is also very particular. Compared to other fitness exercises, hiking should be the easiest to achieve.

Walking style: It can relieve stress. About 2 kilometers each time; walking frequency is 50-70 steps per minute, 3-5 times a week, with a relaxed gait. Keep your head, shoulders, hips, knees, and feet in a straight line when walking. This posture, known as "spinal neutrality," should be maintained throughout the walk. The more you walk, the better your body will be at eliminating adrenaline. Therefore, every time you exercise, it is like doing a general cleaning for your body. Walking can not only eliminate tension in the shoulders and back, but also eliminate tension in the waist, abdominal muscles, gluteal muscles, and foot muscles. In addition, it increases the amount of calming hormones that make people sleep soundly.

Broad Stride: It can strengthen bones and muscles. 2-3 kilometers each time, no less than 100 steps per minute, 4-5 times a week; increase the stride length. The benefits are anti-aging, strengthening and maintaining bone health and muscle strength.

Race walking: It can help control body weight. No less than 3 kilometers each time; no less than 100 steps per minute. Gait: Use the strength of your whole body, use all 10 toes to generate force in each step, swing your hips more, and give people a feeling of upward movement. Do this at least 4-5 times a week. The benefits of race walking to the body include reducing the likelihood of developing high blood pressure, diabetes, cholecystitis, heart disease and obesity.

Brisk walking: It can promote heart health. 2-3 kilometers each time; step frequency: about 120 steps per minute, 3-4 times a week. Its benefits to the body are: it helps improve the cardiovascular system (including the heart, lungs, arteries and veins), allowing more oxygen to be absorbed with each breath.

Through the above introduction, we know what exercise to do in winter, which is particularly important for us to carry out effective exercise. When we exercise, we must not only decide according to our own physical condition, but also choose the exercise method according to the weather conditions. In addition, we must also pay attention to not catching a cold or frostbite in winter.