Have you considered taking up running, but thought it would be too hard? If you can walk, you can run. For motivation, check out these reasons to slip on your running shoes and hit the pavement.
Running is an incredible way to get in your cardio exercise. New runners should start out walking and running, alternating until you are strong enough to run without having to slow down and walk. Every time you run, you’ll notice your heart rate races to a fat burning or cardio exercise range, which strengthens your heart and lungs.
Running improves bone density. Unlike low impact forms of exercise (like swimming or biking), running is a weight bearing exercise that will improve bone density.
Running gives you a great bang-for-your-buck calorie burning experience for the amount of time it takes. A typical 150 pound person will burn 330 calories over the course of a half hour if she runs at a ten-minute-mile pace. If that same person walked at a fifteen-minute-mile pace, she’d only burn 150 calories.
Running will destress you. Not only does running make you feel like a superhero, but it is one of those things that strips the stress right out of your body. If you throw yourself into your run, you’ll notice you feel fantastic as your body is flooded with endorphins, those hormones that release feelings of well being. Not to mention how amazing that post-run shower will feel; it’s like no other shower.
Running can be done just about anywhere and costs very little. Just buy some tailored running shoes (go to a running store and get fitted for best results) and find yourself a track, trail, or street. If you can, run on softer surfaces such as dirt, a track, or a treadmill about half the time in order to prevent your joints from suffering from the hard pounding that results from running on paved surfaces.
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