Despite all the gaining popularity of the race, many still doubt its usefulness and insist on its harmful effects on the body. Often the reason for this is the wrong choice of load, running mode or choosing a form for classes. But people running on an ongoing basis every day become more and more, which, undoubtedly, pleases his fans.
The benefit of running
Running is one of the few types of training that involves virtually all muscle groups.
It is proved that running has a positive effect on the health and human body. It is about the benefits we will tell in more detail.
During the run, the cardiovascular system is well trained, especially the heart muscle. This unquestionably improves the functioning of the heart, normalizes blood pressure, reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke. Also running positively affects the condition of the vessels, they become more elastic, the blood is better passed, and the capillaries better supply the blood cells of the body.
Running classes help to ventilate the lungs well. In everyday life a person, basically, breathes superficially, that is, using only the upper part of the lungs. At this time, the stagnant air and carbon dioxide accumulate in the lower part of the lungs. In the process of running, a person begins to breathe more intensively, which helps to renew air in the lungs and release them from harmful substances. Especially this effect from running will be useful for smokers and people quitting smoking.
The great benefit of running for the health of the nervous system is that running activates the mechanism of producing endorphin (a hormone of happiness). It will charge you with a positive for the whole day, if you run in the morning, or help get rid of the negative thoughts accumulated during the day, if you run in the evening. Also running helps improve memory and brain work as a whole by improving the supply of oxygen.
Thanks to the running joints and muscles are well trained. This allows you to tighten your muscles, support them in tonus, and also delay or prevent age-related changes in the musculoskeletal system.
Running is very useful for weight loss. Owing to increased loads in the human body, the metabolism is accelerated, which helps to burn excess fat, tightens the skin, making it more attractive and elastic, and this will prevent the appearance of wrinkles.
Choice of form and technique of running
Running, like any kind of training is a tool to achieve our goals , whether it is improving the general state of the body or the desire to break records. And this tool must be able to use competently, so as not to harm yourself. First of all, before running, consult with your doctor and trainer to find the right technique and training regimen. Do not immediately try to run long distances, it can only hurt you. Begin to run for 15 minutes a day and gradually increase the training time to 30-40 minutes. Running best on your toes, and not stepping all over your feet, this will reduce the strain on the joints of the legs and spine.
It is very important to choose the right form for training. It is necessary that the clothing allows you to breathe your body and protect it from bad weather, if you exercise, despite the weather and season. Particular attention should be paid to shoes, the wrong choice can be delivered
Now a huge variety of shoes from different manufacturers, and if you can not choose yourself, ask for advice to the coach or to specialists in stores.
Place of training
It is very important to choose the right route for training. The best basis for running is the forest path, as they are sufficiently elastic and easily absorb part of the energy, thereby reducing the load on the joints and spine. The worst thing is to run on the asphalt, because of its hardness you will quickly get tired, and joint pain may occur.