Running benefits physical and mental health

Recent studies have shown that sport and especially run , benefits both muscles , as to brain , resulting in better health andquality of life .

However, it is important that before any sport you go to the doctor to know your general health, especially after 30 years and even more if you have never practiced any sport, if you suffer obesity or some disease .

So far it is not known exactly the influence that the exercise has about mental acuity, but various studies show that there is a better blood circulation and at the same time a better oxygenation of which reaches the brain .


Researchers report that one day they could help doctors find a way to use sports to help people who suffer Alzheimer's to improve their cognitive functions.

Run It's one of the exercises more complete that exist today; However, to carry it out correctly, the following recommendations must be taken into account:

  1. Wear tennis shoes that are flexible and supportive
  2. Wear comfortable and appropriate clothing according to the weather
  3. Perform a warm-up and stretch
  4. Start walking little by little and see your speed increase
  5. Keep your head up in a neutral position, that is, the chin should be kept parallel to the floor
  6. The view should be directed towards the horizon and should only be lowered occasionally for safety
  7. Keep your shoulders back and down, away from your ears.
  8. As the speed increases, the elbows should be kept closer to the body
  9. When running, try to go from less to more without being overwhelmed

After running it is convenient to carry out a session of stretches , while muscles they get cold Some specialists recommend running at least three times a week or daily to get some benefit such as:

  1. Improve the circulation
  2. To prevent cardiovascular diseases
  3. Decrease the cholesterol
  4. Improve the blood pressure
  5. Decrease the obesity
  6. Fight the insomnia
  7. Decrease the pain of patients with osteoarthritis
  8. Free from stress and the anxiety
  9. Prevent the osteoporosis
  10. Avoid the depression

Regularly the principles to achieve a good physical condition are the same for everyone, so we recommend developing a personal program to run, in which the following elements should be considered: stimulate our system cardiorespiratory working with a heart rate more accelerated and do training routines that allow us to enjoy the physical effort without it being strenuous or painful.

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