RUNNING- MANTRA FOR ALLROUND FITNESS

Running is recommended more than other fitness activities, since it needs nothing more than a good pair of shoes, and you can begin running from day one. It does not put you back in terms of money also. All you need is the interest to do it. This is also life- changing. Running is more relevant nowadays what with sedentary lifestyle with each passing day. With each zero added to the bank balance a few inches is also added to the midriff. this i tell not for making fun of people increasing their bank balance, but only to stress the point that the amount of time and attention given to that activity , is not given to body weight maintenance. With this added midriff comes calling diabetes, heart disease, low fitness levels, stress, tension, etc.,

BENEFITS OF RUNNING ARE SEVERAL:

Immediate benefits are healthier heart, bones, reduction in cholesterol and body weight, blood sugar, stress, tension and asthma is controlled.

As you progress with your running days, and seeing the benefits by yourselves, your confidence gets a boost and you overcome the obstacles one by one in your personal life.Continuing further with your running your perseverance also gets a boost as you now are able to understand yourselves physically as well as psychologically well.

All these benefits is your, and to earn these, you need only to spend about 45 minutes of your time, say about 3-4 times a week. The best time to take to running will be in the morning.

The right kind of running shoes and attire, will phychologically give you a high and the right shoes prevents you from damaging your feet. Keep in mind that you will be hitting the ground with an impact of 3-4 times your body weight each time your feet lands down.

Running as such does not involve very special technical aspects but proper running is to be prat iced from initial stage itself, so that later you do not cause damage to your feet and knees. So do gather information about running and do not hesitate to take advice from experienced runners. Better join a group in your locality.

Running can be branched as one for general body fitness and other for serious competitive running. Training for competitive running is very methodical. Here a nothing down your training schedules, food, your thoughts, etc will help you in the long run. so also is the valuable advice from experienced competitive runners.


BENEFITS THAT YOU GET FROM RUNNING
1) Weight reduction 2) Lowers cholesterol in body 3)Improves your appearance 4) Get good developed and healthy bone structure 5)Controls blood sugar 6) Reduces colds, coughs and flu 7) Improved immune system 8)Improved memory, reduces stress

Raghu Natrajan