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When you have decided to run this season, pick your path, whether it's on the trails or on the track, and get started! Running will benefit you on many levels. Find out more in the guides below. You will burn calories, get fitter, and run faster.
- Running is Good for Your Health
The number one reason should convince even the most skeptical. A recently published study of 1.5 million men and women in JAMA Internal Medicine found that runners who develop endurance improve their cardiovascular health and reduce their risk of most cancers. Runners can live longer and be healthier by developing endurance.
- Running Develops Conditions for Greater Inner Peace
Running is not one of the most boring sports. On the contrary, runners reach deep within themselves, whether they meditate or focus on their training, whether they are open to their immediate environment, or prefer to meander along the curves and bends of their own existence. They create conditions for greater inner peace.
- Running can help score you Vitamin D
The human body gets most of its vitamin D from sunlight, but since most people spend all of their time indoors, well, you know how it goes. According to a study published in Nutrition Research, 41.6 percent of Americans are deficient in vitamins. By running outside, you can ward off depression, prevent type 2 diabetes, and strengthen your bones.
- Running helps you reach your goals
"Running makes you goal-oriented.". You're always trying to improve your times, but your goal isn't something you can achieve overnight. It takes time, effort, and consistency.” Fitzgerald says. Your mindset and your practice of working toward running goals can help you achieve career, financial, and personal goals.
- Running is a Great Way to (Re)Gain Self-Confidence
Regular running broadens your horizons. This is true physically as well as mentally. Do you know how many internal wounds are healed by running? How many seemingly insoluble equations have been resolved while running? How many inferiority complexes have been overcome by running? So, if you want to be mentally fit make sure to run on a regular basis.
- Running Stimulates the Desire to Surpass Yourself
You don't have to be a marathon runner. Nor do they take part in competitions. It's not always about performance when you want to outperform yourself. It's usually more subtle: the length of training sessions, the ability to run in any weather, the desire to avoid everyday routine.
- Running is a Great Way of Meeting People
Through running you can come across meeting new people who go out for a run in your neighborhood daily. You can meet new people too if you participate in events related to running and sports. Running is a really good way to socialize.
- Running Cheers You Up
Running always helps to cheer up your mood because when you run, your brain's blood circulation improves, and the region of your brain that responds to stress and boosts your mood is affected. This results in a change that improves your reaction to stressful events for a short time. Aids in the recovery of mental health difficulties.
- Running Helps You Sleep Better
Many people find that exercising helps their sleep. Adults can improve their sleep quality by shortening sleep onset – or the time it takes to fall asleep – and reducing the amount of time they spend awake in bed during the night by engaging in the moderate-to-vigorous activity.
10. Running Keeps Your Eyes Healthy
When most guys consider the benefits of exercise, they usually don't consider their vision. However, according to a 2013 study published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, those who exercise five miles or more per day have a 41% decreased risk of developing cataracts, the most common cause of age-related vision loss and blindness. While the specific reason why this is unknown, it may have something to do with the fact that running lowers the risk of having high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes, both of which can cause cataracts.
11. Running Strengthens Your Knees
Running does not wreak havoc on your knees. It has the exact opposite effect. Running (even marathoning!) reduces the incidence of knee osteoarthritis, according to research from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. This could be due to the fact that jogging enhances the supply of nutrients to your knee cartilage while also strengthening the ligaments that surround the joint.
12. Running Increases Your Bone Density
Running, unlike any other cardio workout you may do in the gym, has a high impact, which means it loads and remakes your bones as well as your muscles. "Swimming, cycling, and elliptical activity don't develop your bones," explains Jason Fitzgerald, the founder of Strength Running and a USA Track & Field certified coach. "If those are your only activities, you're at danger for osteoporosis and weak bones." Running, jumping, and other weight-bearing workouts strengthen and stimulate your bones.
