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Why People Should be Running More Often!

Author: yjulaidan Author Ranking Bronze | Posted: 05-07-2008 | Comments: 0 | Views: 11 | Rating:  (159) Article Popularity - Blue (?) Got a Question? Ask.
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Running is the most accessible of aerobic sports.  There's no question running is one of the best ways to improve your fitness quickly, lose weight, inches and feel great about yourself.  The term has been in use since at least the early 1980s when it was used to describe a more adventurous form of jogging where the runner would incorporate a variety of movements transforming a jogging session into a more demanding, enjoyable and expressive physical experience. Running is a flexible method of training. 

You can run anywhere without fancy equipment. Running is inexpensive and easy to learn.  Running is a great way to start the day and it’s a great way to clear your head.  Running is for families and individuals of all ages.  Running is something that is very very hard to get into if you are unfit but gives you great results if you can just stick with it. Running is a great cardiovascular activity that improves heart and lung function; lowers cholesterol, triglycerides and lipids; and helps the body become more insulin sensitive.  Since running is a weight-bearing exercise, it may also prevent osteoporosis.  Running is made possible by the body’s structural and neuromuscular CROSS-WIRING of the shoulders and hips; we run shoulder to opposite hip.

Running isn't always easy when you start out, in fact, but most of the time it eventually becomes second nature.  Once you’re comfortable running for a minute at a time, for several intervals each time you exercise, you’re ready to start running a little longer. Here are some steps to follow before your running exercise:-

1-    Make sure you stretch a bit. This will help in preparing the joints for the physical activity that is coming ahead.

2-    Take a couple of deep breaths to enlarge your lungs and increase the Oxygen level in your blood.

3-    Do a couple of warm up exercises to prepare the muscles for the hard work coming ahead. This is important because it can prevent cramps.

4-    Drink a reasonable amount of water before starting to run as this will prevent dehydration and will prevent you from drinking too much during running, which can upset your stomach.


Jogging is running slowly, and sprinting is running fast.  Jogging builds confidence and self-esteem like few other individual sports can.  Jogging is an excellent exercise for losing weight, because it consumes calories at a rapid rate.  Jogging is a rigorous cardiovascular exercise that allows a person to burn an average of 100 calories per each mile he or she runs.  Jogging is of benefit to the body as a whole, strengthening the cardiovascular system, improving blood circulation and toning up muscles.  Jogging helps lower blood pressure by maintaining the elasticity of the arteries.

Runners enjoy good health and a long life compared to their more sedentary counterparts.  Runners compete in categories based on their level of vision.  Free running is a physical art, in which participants (free runners) use the urban and rural areas to perform movements through its structures focused on freedom and beauty.  However, as free runners became interested in aesthetics as well as useful movement, the two became different disciplines.  Although a lot of free runners choose to focus on aesthetics, that is just "their way", the goal however is still self development.  Moves specific to free running are not easy to define, as most free runners use a combination of street stunts and parkour techniques.

The down side to running is that the possibility of stress fractures, joint issues, muscles strains or sprains, or tendonitis is increased.  Moreover, running is more costly for humans than for most mammals, demanding roughly twice as much metabolic energy per distance travelled than is typical for a mammal of equal body mass.  Since running is a strenuous sport, many of the residual effects are natural and, fortunately, most are treatable with rest, rehabilitation, and careful management.

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