Scandinavian walking - contraindications

To constantly support yourself in good shape you need to go in for sports, the ideal option for this is running or, for example, fitness , but there are situations when a person can not afford it. To visit a sports hall or a fitness club for most people simply can not afford, and if there are still serious health problems, then you can also forget about running. With these difficulties, the Scandinavian walking that is very popular today will help to cope, because this kind of sport, although it has small contra-indications, but on the whole fits almost every person.

What is useful for Scandinavian walking?

Scandinavian walking is a walking tour using special sticks, often using conventional ski poles. This kind of sport, as scientists have proved, can improve a person's well-being and save them from hating extra pounds. The benefits of Scandinavian walking with sticks is as follows:

1. During walking, almost all muscles begin to work, and after a few sessions, their tone begins to improve.
2. Due to the rapidity of the pulse during exercise, the breathing becomes deeper, your lungs begin to ventilate much better, besides the exercises take place outdoors, which is also very beneficial for the body.
3. The blood supply of the internal organs considerably improves, the functioning of the cardiovascular system is normalized, thereby the probability of occurrence of ischemic disease decreases.
4. It is very useful to make healthy walking with ski poles for the nervous system. A normal healthy sleep is restored, nerves are strengthened, depression is passed.
5. Reduces the risk of developing serious diseases, such as diabetes, breast cancer, colon cancer.
6. The level of sugar comes back to normal and the pressure stabilizes.
7. It is recommended walking with sticks to people who have problems with the musculoskeletal system.
8. Prevents the development of osteoporosis.
9. Improves the sense of coordination and balance.
10. Scandinavian walking is an excellent way to lose weight, in just one hour of practice you can burn up to 500 kcal.
11. Positively affects the spine, improves posture .
12. Scandinavian walking is recommended for varicose veins. After all, during such training, the muscles of the legs are cut, and thanks to these cuts, the blood in the veins goes faster to the heart, thereby relieving pressure.

Contraindications Scandinavian walking with sticks

Despite the huge benefit from this kind of sport, walking with ski poles also has a number of contraindications that should be considered if you decide to go out for training:

1. You can not go walking in the postoperative period.
2. It is not recommended to exercise during an exacerbation of any chronic diseases.
3. It is not desirable to deal with if there are serious problems with the musculoskeletal system. In order not to aggravate your situation, you need to consult a doctor.
4. At elevated blood pressure, it is better to refrain from walking.
5. If there are acute infectious diseases, Scandinavian walking can only be done with a doctor's permission.

Also, this sport can harm the body if the following mistakes are made in the walking technique:

• the body is constantly in a strong tension;
• the body is tilted back;
• the neck is outstretched;
• the head is lowered, the sight is constantly directed to the floor;
• pressed to the body of the elbows;
• irregular movement of the legs and hands;
• when walking strongly stooped back;
• too weak grip of the stick.