Explain the benefits of downhill walking, the mechanics and muscles used, and how readers can do it without impacting their joints.
While uphill walking taxes energy and increases your heart rate, going downhill needs less effort and still works you out. Most people with heart problems and other conditions can tolerate downhill walking to improve or maintain their fitness. Furthermore, it increases lean body mass, which potentially increases caloric burning. The activity mainly exerts a force on the muscles in the front body, including quads. Other involved muscles are the gluteus maximus, peroneus, and soleus. If you want to walk downhill safely, I recommend staying upright. Your torso should be upright and above the hips. For more stability, you can lean slightly forward. Avoid leaning back because it will alter your balance. Otherwise, do not feel tensed, but relax and take natural strides without elongating them to prevent possible falls.
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