专家：散步/步行有哪些好处？_BEC初级作文

专家：散步/步行有哪些好处？

It strengthens your bones. Four hours of walking per week can slash your chances of a hip fracture by up to 43%. In other words, the more you move now, the more mobile you’ll be later in life.

它能强化骨骼。每周四小时的步行可以使髋部骨折几率降低43％。换句话说，你现在动得越多，你晚年生活中行动就越方便。

It improves your heart health. Take a stroll for your ticker: A new study of more than 89,000 women found that those who walked briskly for 40 minutes two or three times per week had up to a 38% lower chance of heart failure after menopause than those who did it less often or more slowly. What’s more, researchers have found that walking for just 20 minutes per day lowers your risk of heart disease by 30%, and it can also cut your risk of obesity (a major risk factor for heart disease) in half.

它能促进心脏健康。为了你的心脏，多散散步吧：一项针对超过89000名女性的新研究发现，那些每周进行两到三次40分钟快走的人，绝经后的心脏衰竭几率比那些快走次数少或慢的人低38％。更重要的是，研究人员发现，每天步行20分钟能降低30%的心脏病风险，同时还可以降低一半的肥胖风险，而肥胖是心脏病的主要危险因素。

Though she's tried everything from kettlebells to gyrokinesis , personal trainer and fitness video guru Jessica Smith says walking remains her workout of choice for fitness and weight control. "I truly believe it's the best way to get and stay in shape," she says. "Not only is it free, anyone can do it and you don't need any equipment to begin. It's easy on the joints, and I believe it helps with appetite control"-unlike with running, she feels less hungry after walking, not more.