Have you calculated how much distance you have to travel to play a round of golf ? Do you know what this distance means?

If it is a game of 18 holes, without the use of a golf cart, according to the distance we need to travel between the golf course and the holes, the total walking distance is about 10 kilometers, and in the case of using a golf cart, the walking distance is about 5~7 kilometers. This distance, converted into the number of steps recorded by WeChat, is about 10,000 steps.

Walking is the best exercise——

The World Health Organization once pointed out that walking is the best sport in the world. When you’re tired of monotonous walking, go to the golf course and play a game. This sport that requires long-distance walking and hitting will give you unexpected benefits.

1. There is a positive relationship between the number of steps and health. The more steps you exercise, the more you can reduce mortality and prevent the occurrence of chronic diseases.

According to relevant research reports in the United States, when a person changes from a living state of less than 5,000 steps per day to 10,000 steps per day, the statistical result is that the risk of death within 10 years can be reduced by 46%; if the number of steps is gradually increased every day, reaching 10,000 steps a day, the incidence of cardiovascular abnormalities will be reduced by 10%; the risk of diabetes will be reduced by 5.5%; for every 2,000 steps per day, the incidence of cardiovascular abnormalities will be reduced by 8% per year, and blood sugar will occur in the next 5 years. The risk of abnormality is reduced by 25%.

2. Walking can improve brain aging and reduce the risk of brain aging.

An American university study found that when golfing, because of the frequent need to walk, the impact between the foot and the ground can generate pressure waves in the arteries, which can significantly increase the blood supply of the arteries to the brain and enhance the connection between nerve cells relationship, thereby activating the brain.

The stimulation brought by walking can activate the part of the brain that is related to memory and enthusiasm for things, making the thinking more active, and making people more handy when dealing with affairs in life and work.

When playing golf, whether walking or swinging, it will increase the blood circulation of the whole body. Unlike other high-intensity sports, the impact of blood pressure changes caused by golf is relatively small. For middle-aged and elderly people, it can better prevent Alzheimer’s disease. .

A sport that blends perfectly with walking——-

Walking is the best sport in the world, and golf is the perfect blend of walking.

Walking as much as possible while on the golf course will also give you better results:

A person weighing 70 kgs walking at a speed of 4 kilometers per hour can burn 400 calories per hour. Playing 18 or 9 holes a few times a week can help you maintain or lose weight and can improve your stamina.

Walking can help you warm up the muscles throughout your body and get your heart pumping when going to the practice range to prepare your body to prevent injury.

On the golf course, sticking to walking will make your lower set become more and more stable, and the hitting power will become stronger and stronger.

Most sports measure exercise effect and fat burning by intensity, but golf is taking a gentle way to make people healthier – seemingly simple walking and swinging, but in fact many people are healthy With the secret of longevity, it can be played from 3 years old to 99 years old, so that you can always be healthy and enjoy the fun of sports for life. What reason do we have to refuse such a sport?