According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention it
is recommend adults engage in a total of 150 minutes a week of moderate
intensity activity or a total of 75 minutes per week of vigorous intensity
activity to improve health. So a simple mile of running is certainly a good step in
meeting these goals.
Cardiovascular Health
Running causes our bodies to work hard, increasing our heart
rate and breathing. These increases cause our heart to pump at a much stronger
rate, which strengthens the muscles. These actions also cause our lungs to
strengthen because our hearts need to pump more blood to our muscles, which
means our lungs are working to keep up the oxygen supply. This improves our cardiovascular health
and respiratory system, which makes simple everyday tasks such as taking the
garbage out, carrying the laundry down stairs, and climbing up stairs much
easier.
Improves Bone and Muscles
Both your bones and muscles are at work while running. With
every stride your muscles are contracting and relaxing as you put one foot in
front of the other, this makes them not only stronger but also denser. A
similar process is happening with our bones, as we stride along every time our
foot hits the ground our bones are reacting to the impact and stress. This signals the bone to become stronger as a result of the stress.
Weight Management
Running is one of the best exercises when trying to lose or
maintain weight. According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a
154 lbs. person who runs at a rate of 5 mph for thirty minutes will burn up to
295 calories per session. Depending on your fitness goals this time may need to
be increased in order to maintain or lose weight based on diet and other physical activities.
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This is a neat blog, its very informative and I like it. As a student athlete, working out is a necessity for us. Staying in shape is tough to do and boring/exhausting, but its also very important for everyone. I look forward to reading more of your posts.
ReplyDeleteI love to work out but running i hate. I have trained my whole life as an athlete to sprint as hard as i can for several seconds then you get a short rest before the next play or next batted ball to do it all again. When it comes to just running a mile or whatever well it sucks and its boring but when i was in the army and we had to run all the time it became easier and i was in the best shape of my life. So yes as much as it sucks to do i do agree with you that it is one of the best things you can do for yourself.
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