'Rucking' Is The Walking Trend You Need To Try. Here's Why.
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Key Points:
- Rucking, a growing walking trend, involves walking with a weighted backpack and combines cardio with resistance training, offering enhanced fitness benefits compared to regular walking.
- This low-impact exercise, rooted in military training, improves cardiovascular endurance, posture, back strength, and supports bone and muscle health, especially important as people age.
- Rucking also benefits mental health by encouraging outdoor activity, which reduces stress, improves mood, and promotes vitamin D production.
- Beginners can start easily with household items in a backpack, beginning with light weights (5-10 pounds) and short distances (around one mile), gradually increasing intensity and duration based on fitness level.
- Using a proper rucksack is recommended for safety, and workouts can be customized with
