As you all know, we must practice sport regularly because it has many benefits for our health. Both physically and psychologically. But each sport brings us some specific benefits that do not give us others. Today, we will talk about the benefits of running to encourage you to practice this discipline.
11 Benefits of running:
It makes us better athletes: every time we run, the body is filled with oxygen. Over time, the body improves its technique to carry oxygen faster to the muscles so that they can use it. As a result, we get more energy and perform better in all sports.
Improved flexibility: If you have been running frequently for a long time, you will notice that you are more flexible. This, apart from helping us with other sports, will also be useful in our daily life.
Reduces stress: running is an ideal sport to reflect on or clear your mind. If you need to release the accumulated stress after a busy day, the best thing you can do is go for a run. Also, if you need to be creative and think about some new idea, it will also help you, because the increase of oxygen increases our creative side.
It helps to lose weight: as it is an aerobic exercise, it makes us burn calories. therefore we lose weight. If we want to lose even more weight, we must train at intervals. because we will burn fat even after training.
We will sleep better: sport helps to regulate our sleep phases. Therefore, after going out for a few days to run, we will notice how we can sleep better, but there is more: we will sleep practically all night without waking up, we will have a more restful sleep (we will have rested more) and we will have more energy when waking up.
Strengthens bones and joints: when we run we strengthen our bones. Consequently, the risk of suffering from osteoarthritis and osteoporosis is reduced. If our knee hurts, we should also go running, because the cartilage of the knee will be strengthened. The tendons and ligaments are also strengthened.
It improves our mood: when we run we release endorphins, the hormones of happiness. When we finish, we will feel in a better mood and with less anxiety. Since we also release serotonin. We recommend running to those people who are depressed or sad.
It keeps us young longer: running often increases our life expectancy. It also rejuvenates our biological system. The skin also looks younger, smoother and without wrinkles. This is due to increased blood circulation and oxygen.
It improves cardiovascular health: the faster we are able to run, the harder the heart will have to work, this will make the blood flow faster and the heart stronger. We also improve digestion because we increase the metabolism of food. And it increases the amount of water so that the body can continue to function normally. Of course, we also increase lung capacity.
It strengthens the immune system: ideally, running 30 to 90 km a week will improve it. However, running more kilometres could be harmful to the body. Because after running many kilometres the body is weaker, so we might have some health problems. To prevent this from happening, we should eat healthy when we finish. This way the body will be able to recover and regenerate.
We are more confident: starting to run is difficult. But once we get into the rhythm it is easier to go out every day. Apart from the fact that we are used to it, we also do it because we have more confidence in ourselves. We see that we are able to reach the goals we set and we keep on going to reach new goals. Also, when we see the changes our body is going through (inside and outside) we want to stay that way always. it also brings a greater sense of control over our life that helps us to calm down and have more confidence.