Tergantung pada berat badan, kamu dapat membakar sekitar 100–200 kalori dengan berjalan cepat selama 30 menit. Kamu dapat membakar sekitar 500–1000 kalori per minggu dengan melakukan ini setidaknya lima hari seminggu.
Kalau ingin membakar lebih banyak kalori saat berjalan kaki, usahakan untuk berjalan lebih dari 30 menit. Selama 30 menit pertama berjalan, tubuh menggunakan gula yang tersimpan (atau glukosa) sebagai bahan bakar. Namun, saat simpanan gula habis, tubuh akan mulai membakarnya untuk mendapatkan energi. Ini terjadi hanya setelah kamu terus berjalan selama lebih dari 30 menit.
Banyak sekali ya manfaat sehat rutin jalan kaki 30 menit? Orang dewasa setidaknya memerlukan 150 menit aktivitas aerobik intensitas sedang (seperti berjalan kaki) per minggu untuk mendapatkan manfaat kesehatan. Nah, kamu dapat mencapai tujuan ini dengan berjalan kaki selama 30 menit lima hari per minggu atau dalam interval yang lebih pendek sepanjang minggu.
Jika kamu baru pertama kali berjalan kaki untuk berolahraga, 30 menit mungkin terlalu lama di awal. Mulailah dengan waktu yang nyaman buat kamu, meskipun hanya lima menit. Berjalanlah dengan kecepatan yang memungkinkan kamu untuk mengobrol sambil berolahraga.
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