Importance of Running

 We all know that running is an incredibly effective form of exercise. What many of us may not realize is that running has far more benefits than just getting into shape.

Running improves overall mental health and performance, HOW !!? We will see in this blog. 

• Long distance running strengthens your heart. When strengthened, your heart, which is a muscle, is able to pump blood to your muscles more effectively.
• Running helps strengthen bones, ligaments and tendons, once again making you less injury prone.
• Have you heard the term VO2? Well, running increases this. What it means is that your body is able take oxygen from the oxygen-rich blood to your entire body. Over time, this will make running (and exercise) feel a bit easier.  

Running adds years to your life and life to your years.

Running helps you lose weight, and keep it off.

Because it involves continuously moving your entire body weight, running burns more calories than most other activities. And you don’t have to run fast to achieve max burn. You get almost as much from running slow (but it takes twice as long). 

Running improves your immunity.

Running reduces risk of many cancers.

Running improves mental health, and reduces depression.

Many runners take up the sport to improve their physical fitness. After a short time, these new runners often give a different answer to the “Why do you run?” question. That answer: “Because it makes me feel better.” They’re talking about emotions, mood, mental energy, fewer blue days, and the like.

“I don’t run to add days to my life, I run to add life to my days.” – Ronald Rook