Healthy Walking Like The Masai
Writer: Jesse Miles
Much has been written about the healthy benefits of walking. You can begin walking easily and you can do it almost anywhere. Other than a place to walk and a good pair of walking shoes, you would not need any other specialized equipment to walk. Brisk walking also provides plenty of exercise to give you a decent workout.
How much walking is enough? If you ask any doctor or specialist, they will usually tell you that you need a minimum of 30 minutes of exercise every day. One of the health benefits as measured by a scientific study showed that 30 minutes a day of walking was able to increase the lifespan by 1.3 years. It is great news for everyone that you can walk to live longer.
There are many other health benefits to walking, such as lowered risk form cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, glaucoma and others. In fact, many people also report that they feel better and have less stress once they started on a walking routine. Since walking helps to release excess tension and energy from your body, all thet pent up stress also seems to be released.
Walking briskly is also a good way to get rid of any excess weight that you might be carrying. However, do make sure not to overeat and binge when you are done walking. A good daily walking routine coupled with a sensible diet will help you to burn more calories and reduce weight as a result. You can work off more calories the more you walk or the faster you walk. You’ll also be working off the weight where it counts most as you will also be building muscle.
The Masai peoples of Kenya walk very long distances each and every day. As such, they have developed a technique of walking that makes it seem effortless while at the same time providing a good workout for the body. With modern science, the MBT shoe was developed to mimic their walking methods, technique and process.
The MBT shoe, or the Masai Barefoot Technology Shoe has an innovative design. The shoe is multi layered as well as having a cured sole so that it can emulate the walking conditions in sand. This makes the walking conditions similar to that of the Masai in Kenya. Using MBT shoes practically makes anyone move and walk correctly, using all your major muscle groups.
You might be asking "Do MBT shoes really work?" As far as getting a workout goes, many people report that they get a better quality of workout with these shoes. The shoes also help the body to maintain a proper posture and takes the strain off the spine and the back.
After getting the hang of these MBT shoes, walking becomes an effortless endeavor.It is no wonder then that the Masai were able to use this technique to walk for long distances in the sandy environment they lived in.
