RunningProbably one of the easiest and cheapest way to exercise whether you want to loose a couple of kilos, to strengthen your muscles, to improve your cardiovascular capacities or just if you want to get a little more fitted.
Although footgear technology improves every day, the human foot has evolved to adapt to cope with different sorts of terrains. Nevertheless, human society has evolved to an extent where footgeat helps us walk everyday because we have to use it, not because our feet lost their capacities.
Running has many advantages, the most important, is that it is not at all expensive. A gym is not affordable by everyone, yet running has almost none cost, unless you do not have running shoes and need to buy a pair, or even you do have but prefer to buy ones that a more comfortable for you.
Another thing is that it helps strengthen your lower body and it is a cardiovascular exercises, so it also strenthens your body resistance; heart and lungs being of most importance.
Running as any other exercise enhances your immune system and releases hormones that actually make you feel better. Endorphins relief pain, relax you and give you a feeling of well-being; they are produce by the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland and they are produced not only when you exercise, but also when you feel pain, are in love and even when you have an orgasm.
Running also has drawbacks. Although you may do static running, for you to acquire the best of it, you should really have some space where to run, and although some people do not care whether if it is raining or a full-sun day, the idea is to exercise in optimal conditions trying to avoid any health risks, and a heatstroke is not ideal at all; so, finding the ideal time of the day when to go running is crucial; dawn or dusk should be the best and if you can do it at those times, will be the best.
The other very well-known disadvantage about running is the knee injuries that could arise from it. If you are going to run and you are a begginer, paying attention to every step you take is important and do not go running as you were being chased by a horde of demons, because you probably are not being chased by a horde of demons. So pay attention to your own self and the terrain, a sprain will result in leaving you crippled by a couple of week which means a couple of weeks with no exercise, hence, baby steps are a must. Start with a couple of minutes and gradually – and I mean sloooowwlllyy – extend the time you are running.
One way, if you are a beginner, is by starting with only ten minutes and adding two minutes everyday. Day way you will not only avoid injuries but you will also adhere to a routine progressively, one that you will probably keep. Three weeks later you will be doing nearly an hour of running which is indeed a great time.
When running do not forget to elongate, before and after, in order to further help your muscles to develop. After you have enough time and experience running you should try different ways of doing it, whether you put some weight or changing speeds – like fartlek – or even changing the terrain (from concrete to dirt to dust or sand) and the inclination of the surface; by this means you will not get tired of the same exercise and will get the most out of it.
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