Is brisk walking or jogging better for losing weight? These people need brisk walking to lose weight

Is brisk walking or jogging better for losing weight?

Of course, running is more effective than brisk walking.

Continuous jogging for 40 minutes must be considered aerobic exercise. The definition of aerobic exercise is a heart rate of 110-140, which means not breathing heavily. The time of aerobic exercise should also be increased by a few minutes every week to maintain the intensity. If you can't stick to jogging for 40 minutes, you can brisk walk for a while in the middle. The intensity of brisk walking is lower than that of jogging, so the weight loss effect is naturally worse.

Who is best suited to brisk walking?

1. For people who don’t have the habit of exercising, walking can reduce sports injuries

German sports expert Claus Bos pointed out that the impact on the soles of the feet of ordinary people is about 1 to 2 times their body weight every time they take a step, which is only about 1/3 of jogging, and the corresponding pressure on the knee and ankle joints is much smaller. Generally speaking, walking will not cause serious knee and ankle joint injuries unless you step on something like a stone and sprain your ankle or your foot is stepped on by a companion behind you.

2. It is safer for the elderly and obese to walk

The joints of the elderly begin to age, and the knee and ankle joints can hardly bear the impact of running. For the elderly who have no exercise habit, walking exercise is safer. However, if the elderly have the habit of running exercise since they were young, the knee and ankle joints are more adaptable, and it is safe to run exercise.

For obese people, due to their heavy weight, the knee and ankle joints are under greater pressure during running, which can easily cause injuries to the knee and ankle joints. Therefore, walking is safer than running for obese people.