In modern life, finding time for exercise may seem unattainable luxury. However, integrating physical activities into your daily routine is essential to preserve health and well -being. From walking to the bicycle or yoga, there are multiple ways to move the body and improve the quality of life. Today, an expert reveals how to do it effectively and adapted to each stage of life.
The importance of moving: why walk is still unsurpassed?
Every day more people face a sedentary life, trapped between the office and the sofa. Walking is presented as one of the most accessible activities to break this cycle, and its simplicity does not detract from it. José Antonio Pérez Turpin, Professor of Physical Exercise at the University of Alicante, says that walking is a key tool to stay active, especially in adult women, although it recommends complementing it with other practices to obtain better results.
Alternatives to complement your daily walk
According to the specialist, incorporating other activities can maximize the benefits of exercise. It proposes to add disciplines such as Yoga, Pilates, force Exercises with elastic bands, Aquagym, skating and rhythmic activities such as dance or aerobics. Each provides unique benefits:
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Yoga and Pilates: They improve flexibility and joint mobility.
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Dance and skating: They develop coordination and balance.
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Swimming and bicycle: enhance strength and physical resistance.
Can the bicycle replace when walking?
Although the static or elliptical bicycle are great allies to diversify the routine, Pérez Turpin emphasizes that walking is still more effective in caloric expenditure. To equate 30 minutes of walking, approximately 45 minutes of bicycle would be needed, since in the latter the effort of body balance, fundamental when walking.
Stay -shaped after 50: the key is the variety
Overcoming 50 years does not mean abandoning physical activity; On the contrary, it is the perfect time to diversify the exercise. The professor recommends combining aerobic activities – such as running, swimming or bike – with low -load and high repetition force exercises (20 to 30 repetitions), working all areas of the body to maintain tonicity, activate metabolism and improve the quality of life.
Fuente: InStyle.
