What people should not walk the stone road fitness?

  Spring is in full bloom, often see some middle-aged and elderly friends, after dinner in the yard to walk the stone road, think this is good for health, however, the relevant medical experts warned people: not all people are suitable for this exercise.  The human foot has many acupuncture points, is an important meridian reflex zone, people by walking the stone road, the bottom of the foot acupuncture points get massage at the same time, but also increase the peripheral circulation of the limbs, promote the feet and the whole body’s blood circulation and metabolism, enhance the regulation of plant nerves and endocrine function, thus improving the body’s ability to resist disease.  The following three kinds of patients are not suitable for walking gravel road this exercise: diabetic foot: with diabetic foot for cold, heat, pressure are not obvious, when walking gravel road, if the foot is choked will cause skin damage, and often minor unintentional trauma is the cause of infection, necrosis of the diseased foot initiating factors.  ”To promote blood return and improve blood circulation in the lower extremities, the following three methods can be used for foot exercise: First, you can use a small massager, use it to gently tap the soles of the feet, which can promote blood circulation, but also better control of the strength, not to let their feet hurt. Second, you can lie on your back on the bed, feet as high as possible, 30 seconds each time, repeat 5-10 times a day. Third, you can sit on the edge of the bed, dangle your legs under the bed and keep shaking them for a minute.” Diabetics should wash their feet with warm water (less than 40 degrees Celsius) daily to keep them clean. However, they should not soak their feet in hot water to avoid skin breakage due to scalding.  Heel pain: Heel pain patients walking on stone paths can make the condition worse. Contraction exercises of the foot muscles can be used to strengthen the foot muscles so as to relieve the pain at the bottom of the heel: hold the stair handrail with both hands, stand with both feet on the first step of the stairs, stand on tiptoe as much as possible with the heel vacant and then continue to sink and press down, insist on doing more than 10 every day, and after three months, most patients will have relief from the symptoms of heel pain; hold the wall with both hands, with both legs one in front and one in back, with the front leg Knee flexion, the back leg tense, the body gradually close to the wall, here to remind you that the heel of the back leg must not leave the ground. This will effectively stretch the Achilles tendon and help relieve your heel pain. “In addition, patients with heel pain should have a scientific gait and posture when walking long distances or standing for long periods of time, learn to walk, take intermittent breaks, avoid continuous weight bearing on the foot, and prevent excessive foot fatigue.”  Flat feet: patients who then walk around on the gravel road will easily cause some damage to the foot tissue, which will instead aggravate the condition.  Finally, reminded everyone that walking on the gravel road is a good way to fitness, but it should be different from person to person, especially for people with foot and leg problems to choose the way to exercise according to their own physical condition, not blindly follow the crowd. He also reminded everyone, walking the stone path can not be rushed, to be gradual, each exercise time to 15-20 minutes is appropriate.