It works well for both, going on the cobblestones in the morning and after dinner is just perfect.
Walking on cobblestones does help keep you healthy. The soles of the feet are known as the human body's "second heart", Chinese medicine believes that the soles of the feet are distributed with many acupuncture points, is the reflex zone of the human body organs, walking cobblestone road is conducive to the maintenance of the human body's internal organs and brain function, but also to promote blood circulation, enhance resistance, and so on.
Walking cobblestone road should also pay attention to the method, such as the best wear soft-soled shoes or thick socks, do not completely barefoot; time is not too long, walk 10 minutes or so can be; walk when the action should be slow, and to the whole foot on the ground; exercise, should be timely washing socks to maintain cleanliness and hygiene.
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Walking the cobblestone road note:
Some people are not suitable for walking the cobblestone road:
Osteoporosis patients. Osteoporosis patients are generally accompanied by soft tissue degradation and cartilage degradation, walking cobblestone road will exacerbate the wear and tear of the lesion, resulting in knee swelling and pain. At the same time, osteoporosis will make the heel bone hardness is reduced, walking on the hard uneven cobblestone, plantar tissue damage will cause inflammation of the plantar fascia, which leads to localized severe pain.
Diabetics. Diabetic patients with peripheral vascular ischemic malnutrition, especially in the lower extremity ischemia and neuropathy in the early stages, the patient's perception, pain, hot and cold sensations are prone to problems.
Walking on a cobblestone road may cause small injuries that healthy people can quickly notice, but diabetic patients are insensitive to perception, pain, and so on, and it is not easy to detect these small injuries in time. Once the injury is complicated by infection, it may lead to diabetic foot.
People with flat feet. People have arches on the soles of their feet, which not only cushion the shock, but also protect the important nerves, blood vessels, tendons and other tissues on the soles of the feet, while those with flat feet have lower arches, or even no arches, which makes the soles of the feet less elastic, and therefore the soles of the feet of flat-footed people are very susceptible to injuries when walking on cobblestone roads.
High blood pressure patients. The cobblestone road is uneven, the elderly walking is not stable, in walking cobblestone road is very easy to fall. Older people with high blood pressure can easily become dangerous if they fall.
For people who are not suitable to walk cobblestone road to fitness, the use of hands or electric massager to do foot massage can also achieve the same fitness effect. If the goal is to strengthen cardiorespiratory endurance, you can choose to walk, square dance, jogging, swimming and other ways to exercise.
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