PT health Life – Interval walking helps make exercise routines more enjoyable, while also burning calories effectively. By switching between periods of brisk walking and periods of slower strides, the practitioner will achieve their goals in their weight loss journey.
1. What is interval walking?
According to BS. Nguyen Trong Thuy (Former Doctor of the National Men’s Football Team and U23 Vietnam), interval walking is a form of exercise that combines short periods of fast walking , followed by a period of walking at a slower pace. Slower. For example, people practicing interval walking do 30 seconds of brisk walking at a jogging pace and then slow walking for the next 30 seconds.
Interval walking is a method of improving exercise frequency, creating a stepping stone for practitioners to switch to jogging.
2. How does intermittent walking help you lose weight?
Effects of intermittent walking to help lose weight:
– Burn more calories: Thanks to that, practitioners can maintain the necessary calorie deficit each day and each week more seamlessly, leading to weight loss.
– Helps increase metabolic rate after exercise: In essence, the exerciser will lose more weight because they will burn calories during exercise, then metabolism will increase for the next 24 hours and provides an “afterburning effect”.
– The body is operated at high intensity above the body’s limit in a short time. This will help increase oxygen and energy consumption.
– Helps improve endurance and strengthen muscle strength.
3. How to walk intermittently to lose weight
If you want to incorporate interval training into your weight loss regimen, you should:
– Perform 4 to 5 days/week, starting with a total workout time of 20 to 30 minutes.
– Warm up for about 5 minutes, then alternate 30 seconds of very fast walking, followed by 30 seconds of slow walking. Do this for 10 rounds.
– Next is a slow walk for 5 minutes to relax.
– You can increase the number of walks as your fitness level improves or if you want to burn even more calories.
– Don’t eat too much food, because this will ruin your training results.
