benefits of walking backwards

Sports touted walk will not only nourish the body, but also improve memory. But if you want to gain the maximum benefit, you may want to try to walk backwards.
Walking backwards is more difficult to do than walking forward. That is why, walking backwards tantamount to train the brain to do the difficult tasks. It was revealed from the research of University of Nevada at Los Vegas. The researchers believe, our mind will become more focused if the routine walk backwards a few minutes a day. The level of concentration needed to be able to walk backwards well, the same level with the concentration required when we are facing the danger. Walking or running back also will provide a variety of other benefits:
* Running back will bring a fifth more calories than running forward. * 100 steps backwards equals 1,000 steps forward. * Improve balance, hearing, and vision around. * Help you recover from knee joint surgery, and other injuries from ankle to groin. * Stomach will be back, and create a pleasant reaction to the stomach. * An athlete who can go forward at a certain speed makes it possible to increase the heart rate to 106 bpm (beats per minute). But if walking backwards with the same speed, heart rate can reach 156 bpm. * The same thing happens if you run. Running forward at a certain speed will raise your heart rate up to 151 bpm, but if running backwards at the same pace, your heart rate can reach 174 bpm.


Tip: Try walking forward on the treadmill for 5 minutes, then walked back for 2 minutes. Repeat according to ability, says one researcher, Janet S. Dufek, PhD. When walking backwards, reduce speed to half the speed of walking forward. That is, for we are not overwhelmed or fall.