Strolling
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Strolling is walking along or through at a leisurely pace. Strolling is a pastime and activity enjoyed world wide as a leisure activity. The object of strolling is to walk at a slightly slower pace in an attempt to absorb the surroundings.
Etymology
The verb form of "stroll" may have originated from a c.1600 Cant word. This word may have been derived from the German word strollen, which in itself is a derivative of the German word strolchen, which means "to roam, travel about aimlessly, drift, rove."[1] The German noun strolch refers to any sort of vagabond or rogue.
The noun stroll came from the verb in 1814. The term "stroller" was coined in the 1920s as a "child’s push-chair.".[2] The modern-day usage of the word "stroll" does not differ greatly from its older derivatives.
Health Outcomes
Strolling is not an aerobic exercise. The body's energy demands whilst strolling do not require extra oxygen.[3] Physicians therefore do not recommend strolling, but rather recommend more vigorous and aerobic forms of exercise. The American Medical Association's committee on Exercise and Physical Fitness has stated that "walking briskly, not just strolling, is the simplest and also one of the best forms of exercise".[4]
Researchers investigating the cognitive benefits to exercise have also concluded that strolling results in no significant gains to cognitive health as people age. Brisk walking and other everyday activities, such as house work or gardening, have demonstrated significant benefits to prevention of cognitive decline as the population ages.[5]
Other researchers at the Mayo Clinic posit that all activity that is not sleeping, eating, or sports activity still contributes to overall health. This has been named "Non-exercise activity thermogenesis" (NEAT) and includes everything from strolling to fidgeting in the analysis of energy consumption. Utilizing NEAT research has generated many ideas about social design of offices, schools, and living spaces to promote any physical activity, such as removing places to sit to promote standing and pacing.[6]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.dictionarist.com/strolchen
- ^ http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=stroller&searchmode=none
- ^ Evelyne Fleury-Milfort (2004). "Diabetes self-management education". In Anne Peters Harmel, Ruchi Mathur, and Mayer B. Davidson (ed.). Davidson's diabetes mellitus: diagnosis and treatment (5th ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 389. ISBN 978-0-7216-9596-9.
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- ^ James A. Levine, Mark W. Vander Weg, James O. Hill, Robert C. Klesges. (2006) Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis The Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon of Societal Weight Gain. Arterioscler Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 26:729-736.