Running for Fitness & Health
Do you want to run for fitness? Have you become sick and tired of being sick and tired? Did you think, "Enough is enough, it's time for me to get a fitness program going."? Then you need to start running for fitness! Many people think that they can simply lift weights to get fit. But mere lifting weights won't help our cardiovascular system nearly as much as running will. So, burn off the fat tissues and pave the way to a stronger, leaner you and start running for fitness!
Interested in running for fitness?
Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Have you thought,
"Enough is enough, it's time for me to get a fitness program going."?
Then you need to start running for fitness!
A lot of people who are new to fitness think that they can simply lift weights to get fit. But lifting weights won't help your cardiovascular system nearly as much as running will. And you can do all the abs work in the world, but if your hard-rock abs are hidden under a layer of fat, then nodoby will ever see them. So, burn off the fat tissues and pave the way to a stronger, leaner you and start running for fitness!
Running - The Foundation of your Fitness
Running helps laying the foundation for all other aspects of getting and staying fit. When you run, you build your stamina and you build a stronger heart and cardiovascular system. This means that with every heart beat your heart pumps more blood through your body, you have basically created a stronger heart muscle. This helps improve your life expectancy and decrease your risks of a range of life threatening diseases.
Running enhances everything else you can do for your health, whether it's racquetball, cycling or martial arts. Running is one of the core-strength-and-fitness building disciplines, and it might be the best or most important one of them all.
Running to Lose Weight and Fight Fat
Running increases your ability to lose weight and keep that weight off. It is one of the best ways to burn calories and get your metabolism working at a faster rate. One of the benefits of running is that after you have run your metabolism keeps on working at that higher rate, meaning you keep on burning more calories, even after you have stopped running!
Benefits of Running
Running also helps to get you in a better positive mind-set. It leaves you energized and more motivated for the rest of the day and it is even used by some people to help combat depression. It also hones your instincts for eating and drinking as healthily as possible as your entire mind-set gets transformed from a possibly unhealthy one to a very healthy one.
Beginnings are Hard
When you first begin running for fitness, it certainly won't be easy to sustain it, especially if you were never the athletic or running type before. The key is to start off slowly and easily. One of the ways to do this is to use a run/walk program that uses walking breaks to break up your exercise routine and help you accomplish more in one session. Hopefully you are surrounded by positive, supportive family and friends. But if you aren't, make sure you get yourself some good running books, running magazines or find running websites that share your love for running.
Running for fitness is absolutely doable. You just need to make a start with it. And if that means that you will fight off fat, build a stronger heart and become a happier person, then I guess that isn't too bad, now is it? So put on those running shoes today and go for it!
