Is it better to jog or walk fast? What is the difference between these two sports? In fact, jogging and walking in the movement mechanism is obviously different, when the human body is in walking mode, the body weight at least one leg in support, this time to provide support is the human body’s bones. While running, due to the role of muscle outbreak force, will make the body vacated and in an unsupported state, when the body vacated after the support leg falls to the ground, the muscles can once again call out to the human body for buffer protection. From the aspect of energy consumption, jogging about calorie consumption: 400 calories / 60 minutes; fat consumption: 52 grams / 60 minutes; and fast walking is calorie consumption: 200 calories / 60 minutes, fat consumption: 26 grams / 60 minutes. Whether my kidney friends are suitable for brisk walking or jogging totally depends on their own physical status and the degree of disease control, if the kidney function is normal and the urine test is normal, it is possible to achieve the purpose of exercise by jogging. Those whose disease control has not been stabilized, or combined with renal function impairment can work out by jogging. If you tell your friends who are more experienced in sports about your desire to lose weight or exercise, most of them will recommend jogging or brisk walking for you. Over time, an idea may be ingrained in your mind that there is no difference between jogging and brisk walking. If that’s what you think, there’s a big problem. Although there is a similarity between the kinetic indicators of walking and running at the same speed, jogging and fast walking are very different from each other, whether from the point of view of the movement itself, or the posture of the movement, the effect, the energy consumption and the point of injury. First, the mechanism of movement kinesiologists will jogging and walking clearly divided into two sports, the main reason lies in the different movement mechanism. When the human body is in walking mode, the weight of the body at least one leg in the support, this time to provide support is the human body’s bones. While running, the muscle explosion of force, will make the body vacated and in an unsupported state; when the body vacated, the supporting leg to the ground, the muscles once again, the role of the human body to buffer protection. This is the essential difference between walking and running. Second, energy consumption due to the torso, legs and do the job at different speeds, jogging and walking the two sports energy consumption is also a great difference. The study found that, at the same speed, or to complete the same distance of a journey, jogging consumes significantly more calories than walking; and in the slower speed, jogging energy consumption can even reach 1.7 times the speed walking. Jogging: consumption of calories: 400 calories / 60 minutes to consume fat: 52 grams / 60 minutes fast walking: consumption of calories: 200 calories / 60 minutes to consume fat: 26 grams / 60 minutes three, the effect of the exercise people choose to jogging or fast walking most of the purpose is to strengthen the body or weight loss, but in terms of the effect of the exercise, the two sports there are differences between the two. Jogging: Jogging can enhance cardiorespiratory function, so that the heart contraction of the blood output increased, reduce the quiet heart rate, lower blood pressure, increase the HDL cholesterol content in the blood, enhance the body’s ability to operate; speed up the body’s metabolism, conducive to the body’s toxin discharge and effectively slow down the aging of the body’s functions. In addition, through jogging, can enhance the body muscle and muscle endurance, strengthen the body reaction speed. This is the jogging effect is different from the key point of fast walking. Brisk walking: brisk walking in addition to the brain, improve work efficiency, improve gastrointestinal motility to improve appetite, but also can enhance the cardiopulmonary function, improve blood lipids. And because of the fast walking, the pressure on the joints is not great, generally will not cause damage to the bones and joints, therefore, fast walking also has the role of strengthening the bones. Fourth, sports injuries where there are advantages, there are disadvantages: sports in the human body to bring health system at the same time, it is likely to bring some injuries. In jogging, the body will experience the process of rise – fall, while landing, the human body will naturally receive the reaction force from the ground, at this time, although our muscles can play a certain buffer, but most of the force will still act to the knee. Prolonged pressure may cause damage to the knee. The body movement of fast walking is not as intense as jogging, and the pressure on the knee is minimal, so moderate fast walking will not bring damage to the knee. However, due to the fast walking foot contact time with the ground is longer, foot fatigue is greater, rugged roads, ill-fitting shoes may lead to foot edema, wear and tear and so on. Fifth, the correct posture sports injury is not inevitable, choose a pair of suitable shoes, pay attention to control the intensity of exercise and the amount of exercise can be effective in preventing injuries, and the correct posture is more critical. Whether you are walking or jogging, you need to pay attention to your posture is correct, and jogging and walking posture is very different. This is why we emphasize time and time again the strict distinction between the two types of exercise: many people tend to confuse jogging with brisk walking, thus leading to incorrect posture being used. The wrong posture will not only affect the effectiveness of the exercise, but will also cause more damage to our body. Below, let’s take a look at jogging and walking posture is how: jogging: body: chest drive the body forward, to ensure that the whole body into a straight line slightly forward, but should avoid only the upper body forward posture. Shoulders and back: shoulders are relaxed and backward; back is straight, but not stiff. Arms: Keep the elbow joints close to the sides of the body, and swing the arms back and downward. The swing of the arms should not be too large; the height of the hands should not exceed the position of the belly button when swinging upward, and should not be lower than the position of the front pants pocket when swinging downward. Hands: When running, make a fist with both hands, put your thumbs on the outside of your fists, palms facing each other, and keep your hands relaxed. Landing: The entire front half of the foot should be used when running, i.e. forefoot landing. This prevents damage to your body from heel striking and helps you to maximize your starting speed. Special note: Landing on the forefoot does not mean landing on your toes or on the underside of your big toe, but on the front of your foot. Stomping: When your foot hits the ground, step down hard, this will give you more explosive power for your next step. The harder you step, the faster your foot will leave the ground again and you will easily and unconsciously raise your other knee. This movement will not cause you pain. Walking: Body: Keep your body upright and keep your center of gravity in the middle of your body as you walk, don’t lean forward as you would if you were running. Shoulders and back: relax your shoulders, scrunch up your abdomen, keep your back straight, and keep your head up. Arms: Swing your arms actively. Fingertips of the upper swing should not exceed shoulder height, fingertips of the lower swing should not exceed the center axis of the side of the body, and the big arm and small arm should be bent at an angle of 85-90 degrees. Hands: The palms of the hands are relaxed and in a circular shape. Steps: When walking briskly, alternate feet. Heel first on the ground, to avoid letting the center of gravity fall on the calf belly, to prevent walking lead to calf edema; and then consciously let the soles of the feet, toes to bear the weight of the body; and then the palms of the feet rolled forward, the point of gravity will be transferred to the palms of the forefeet, and then stomped off the ground with the force of the toes. During the process, it is best to bend the knees slightly. Obviously, jogging and walking are all different, but it is impossible to say which of these two sports is better. When we choose between jogging and walking, what we should consider is not which one of them is better, but should focus on which one is more suitable for us. Jogging is more demanding in terms of physical fitness, muscle strength and endurance, and is more suitable for people who are in better shape and have some running experience. If you want to make your body stronger and fitter through exercise, then jogging is a good choice. Of course, people who are overweight or have knee problems are not suitable for jogging, they can choose another sport – brisk walking. Compared with jogging, brisk walking is more relaxing and easier to do, making it an excellent choice for people who don’t exercise regularly, are weak, or aren’t fit to run. Finally, let’s talk about a topic that many people are concerned about: weight loss, should we choose jogging or walking? Obese people generally weigh more, and the inertia of all body functions is greater than normal people, therefore, at the beginning of the exercise should choose relatively simple and easy to start fast walking. Set a target amount for yourself and start exercising from the beginning, gradually increasing your daily exercise to reach the target amount. After a period of time, when the weight has been reduced and you have adapted to the target amount of exercise, you can gradually change from fast walking to jogging while keeping the target amount unchanged.