Why Doesn't Running Lower Cholesterol?
Older people start to pay attention to their physical maintenance, especially middle-aged people, because of the appearance of the 'three highs', they realize the importance of their bodies. If they don't pay attention to it, their bodies will only suffer more damage. For this group of people, they most often adopt the way of exercise, through jogging or brisk walking to regulate the 'three highs'.
Whether it's brisk walking or jogging, it's beneficial for the body to treat the 'three highs', it can lower cholesterol and blood sugar, and blood pressure will also be improved. But there was a 45-year-old Mr. Li who exercised every day and persisted for a long time, but he didn't have any effect. So, what's the matter?
Despite persisting in exercise, the cholesterol hasn't come down, what's the matter?
Exercising to lower cholesterol definitely has an effect. As for why Mr. Li's cholesterol hasn't come down, it's actually because of improper exercise. He maintained other aspects well, such as diet and rest. The problem was in the exercise. Although Mr. Li was exercising, the amount of exercise was limited, and he only exercised twice a week, which didn't have much effect.
For him, to control cholesterol, he needs to increase the amount of exercise because his body isn't too old, so in terms of exercise, it's best to run 4 times a week, and also pay attention to the amount of exercise. Whether it's brisk walking or jogging, the time should reach at least 45 minutes, at a speed of about 6 kilometers per hour, and persist for a period of time, it will definitely have an effect.
In fact, the amount of exercise needed every day is different for different people, because young people and the elderly have different physical fitness, and some people are in a state of sub-health, which is not suitable for high-intensity exercise.
For young people, if the body is good, the exercise time can be extended appropriately, preferably to run for an hour, about 6 to 7 kilometers. For the elderly and people with discomfort, naturally, the time and amount of exercise need to be reduced, and it's also important to remind everyone to pay attention to some taboos when jogging.
What should be paid attention to when jogging?
No matter what age group of people, before running, it's necessary to do warm-up exercises, because even slow jogging can easily cause muscle strains. Especially sudden onset, many young people in the early stage of running are full of energy, with a fierce momentum, which increases the risk of muscle strains. So, first activate the limbs and let the body enter a state of exercise. Warming up for the elderly is also very important.
You also need to be careful about the time of running. Especially reminding the elderly that the benefits of slow jogging, many people get up early in the morning to run, this method is not advisable, because the morning temperature is too low, and most middle-aged and elderly people have 'three highs' problems, at this time, blood sugar, blood pressure, etc. are at their peak, if you run in the morning, it's easy to have problems, especially heart problems. So it's best to wait until the sun appears, or around 5 pm, which is just right, and it's the best time to practice.
Middle-aged and elderly people's jogging is different from young people. Professor Zhong Nanshan once said that the purpose of middle-aged and elderly exercise is to strengthen the body, not competition, so you need to be moderate and don't overdraft the body. Excessive exercise will also increase the burden on the body. It's also important to pay attention to some precautions when jogging, and try not to make mistakes.
