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- Hiking during a pandemic provides a myriad of benefits
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- Tips for safe walking or walking during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Stay away from other people
- Avoid crowded places
- Use a mask when hiking during a pandemic
- Wash your hands before and after leaving the house
With the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB), all activities that should be undertaken outside the home must be carried out in a limited manner. However, this regulation is not a prohibition for people not to go outside at all. In fact, you can still do some activities outside the home, one of which is to do a walking exercise routine.
Hiking during a pandemic provides a myriad of benefits
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You don't need to worry because walking sports can still be done even when the COVID-19 pandemic has not subsided. In fact, walking is a sport that is recommended by experts to keep the body healthy and avoid disease.
Maybe at first glance many people think that activities as easy as walking will not have a significant effect on the body when compared to running. In fact, hikes are just as beneficial as any other type of exercise.
A study that was conducted in 2007 also proved it. Low-intensity exercise such as walking for 75 minutes with a minimum of 10-15 minutes each day in one week managed to improve a person's fitness level significantly when compared to the group that did not exercise at all.
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DeathDistribution MapTry starting a routine of walking for 30 minutes every day, you've taken one step in improving the performance of the heart and lungs while working.
In addition, walking exercise can help keep your blood pressure at a normal level and at the same time will prevent you from the risk of diseases such as stroke or heart attack.
Walking can also strengthen bones, improve body balance, increase muscle strength, and reduce body fat. This benefit is certainly good news for those of you who are looking to lose weight or just want to increase your body's defenses.
Indeed, the news about the increasing number of COVID-19 patients often makes people anxious and panic. At the same time, many people began to feel bored because they could not travel far away.
To overcome both, walking sports can be the right choice. Not only eliminating boredom, this exercise will also help reduce the stress and anxiety you feel.
Tips for safe walking or walking during the COVID-19 pandemic
Of course, there are a few things that you must follow to keep this activity safe. It is important to remember that the rules regarding physical distancing that are usually practiced indoors also apply when you are outdoors.
The following are various steps that should be applied when you are doing walking sports in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stay away from other people
As is well known, the virus that causes COVID-19 is very easily and quickly transmitted to other people. In fact, people who have been infected can spread the virus before they develop symptoms.
Therefore, various health institutions have issued recommendations to do so physical distancing in order to prevent the possibility of disease transmission. The American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that people keep a distance of six feet or two meters from each other.
Avoid crowded places
Maybe walking the same route during a pandemic will make you bored and want to change places. However, again you have to consider a few things before doing it.
It is okay to go to a park to carry out this routine, as long as the park is a short distance from your home and is not being visited by many people. Walk to a place or area where there is still plenty of room for some distance from other people.
Use a mask when hiking during a pandemic
COVID-19 is not a type airborne disease which can spread through small particles in the air. The virus that causes this disease is transmitted through droplets or droplets that come from an infected person when they cough, sneeze, or talk.
However, you still have to use a mask as personal protection. Even if you've tried to keep your distance from other people, there are situations sometimes physical distancing difficult to maintain.
Plus, most people who have the virus often have no symptoms. People who look healthy are not necessarily free from infection, so it's a good idea to keep a mask on when walking during the pandemic.
Choose a mask that can cover the nose and mouth area properly. If the mask feels damp, replace it with a new one.
Wash your hands before and after leaving the house
Especially if you go for a walk to the park, you can't help but forget and reflexively touch objects or surfaces around you. Therefore, wash your hands and between your fingers for 20 seconds before and after doing activities outside the home. For more protection, you can use that too hand sanitizer.
During that time, also try not to touch the face, especially the eyes, mouth and nose to prevent exposure to dirt or bacteria.
Another thing you should do after walking is to wash your hands immediately and change the clothes you wear.
If you comply with these various health measures, you don't have to worry that walking or walking sports activities during the pandemic will cause problems for your situation. However, you still have to be aware of your surroundings and take part in all other preventive steps.
