While hiking in either direction helped lower bad cholesterol, the study suggested that “hiking uphill was more effective for lowering levels of fats called triglycerides, [while] hiking downhill was better for reducing blood sugars and improving glucose tolerance, ” says Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter.
Entah naik atau turun, olahraga berjalan memang membantu menurunkan kadar kolesterol yang berbahaya, namun penelitian tersebut memperkirakan bahwa ” mendaki lebih efektif untuk menurunkan kadar lemak trigliserida, [sedangkan] berjalan menurun lebih baik untuk mengurangi gula darah dan meningkatkan ambang toleransi glukosa ”, kata Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter.