Short-term forest bathing improves immunity! Walking the trail for 2 hours will promote cardiopulmonary function

The World Health Organization recommends that each person should have a moderate physical activity of up to 150 minutes per week, but according to the National Health Service survey of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, only 52% of the people over the age of 18 meet the requirements. Therefore, the National Health Administration has established "community walking trails" in all counties and cities across Taiwan. There are about 70 walking trails of about 1.2 to 2 kilometers in Taiwan, which is suitable for people to walk after get off work. However, if you can walk around the forest, it will be more beneficial to your health.

Walking in the forest is good for health

Simple walking can achieve sports effects. The forest contains many dopentosine. Going to the mountains to breathe fresh air, escape from the hustle and bustle of the city, which is even more beneficial to the body and mind. Su Dacheng, director of the Environmental Medical Department of National Taiwan University Hospital, pointed out that the study showed that the subjects were divided into two groups, walking the Xitou Forest Trail and the Taipei City Park Trail. The forest trail group showed that the blood pressure decreased, and the activation effect of natural killer cells (NK cells) was also more effective.

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Su Dacheng explained that NK cells are a type of lymphatic ball, and are the "first line of defense" for the human body to reach the outside world. Just like A Bingge who is responsible for standing on the post, you can identify many invading bacteria and eliminate them. It can be said that they are the first line of human body to prevent cells. The study showed that when compared with the personnel, residents and Taipei office workers who worked for a long time in Xitou, there was a clear gap in NK cells; subsequent research found that after going up the mountain, NK cells began to activate, and even if they returned to Taipei, the number was higher than before.

Walking the trail for 2 hours will have a promotion effect on cardiopulmonary function

Su Dacheng suggests that people choose health and forest trails without having to be too high at an altitude, and the stream is about 1,000 meters. If you can arrange for two hours to walk the trail, it will have a promotion effect on cardiopulmonary function. If you have enough time, arrange half a day to walk on the mountain trail for half a day, soak in a hot spring and have lunch down the mountain. This is a very good arrangement.

It is recommended to choose a field where sunlight is exposed and wind can blow. Su Dacheng said that the activity volume of people in winter is reduced, and the body is similar to the "hibernation state", to avoid the rise of blood lipids and calcification sterols, take advantage of the early spring, go out for a while during the day, even if it only takes two or three minutes, you will be unable to move at home and sweat a little, promote the new Chen Daixi, expel environmental pollutants from the body, and do a good job in detoxification.

Responsible editor: Chen Yaomei