Taking care of one's own healthy body forces a person to instill in himself such a habit as morning or evening jogging.
Running Benefits: Clear Benefits
- Improves and restores breathing,
- Strengthen the metabolic process,
- The skin will begin to remove toxins and waste products,
- The digestive tract begins to work hard, freeing the walls of the intestinal tract.
Jogging and health
Systematic exercises have a tremendous effect on the state of the whole organism. First, it strengthens the cardiovascular and respiratory systems of the body. During a leisurely run, blood circulation increases (the heart receives an additional load), thereby the amount of oxygen and blood flows more to all internal organs.
The heart becomes stronger, which helps fight diseases such as tachycardia. While running, breathing becomes more frequent, forcing the diaphragm to move up and down, performing the function of massage, in which blood circulation occurs in all organs of the abdominal cavity, which is a big plus for training the lungs.
Strengthening muscle mass
Walking leisurely jogging helps the formation of the corset muscle mass. When engaging in running practice, the muscles become more elastic and less prone to tearing, which improves physical condition, increasing a person's working capacity.
If you are interested in strengthening and maintaining muscles, you will undoubtedly be interested in low-intensity running workouts, which include:
- There are no professionally sports loads on the human body.
- The volume of the heart, a muscle vital for normal functioning, increases evenly.
- During jogging, fat is used up as energy, and muscles grow, which are also responsible for endurance.
Interesting fact. Daily jogging forces the body to produce energy sources. Since the body does not find such sources, the consumption of its own begins, namely due to the body's fat mass. During jogging, the body is subject to increased stress, as a result of which, after a few months of intense jogging, the weight decreases.
Body tone
Jogging allows you to tone the entire body and muscles.
- In order to actively develop the muscle groups of the back, coupled with improving posture, it is recommended to lower the shoulders during the process, as if bringing the shoulder blades to the spine, while keeping the arms bent at the elbows, alternately moving at a given pace.
- If you are interested in training the press, then take care of a little tense breathing, trying so that it does not go astray later.
- It is equally important to maintain the tone of the gluteal muscles, and for them there is nothing better than the good old jogging: that is, a person steps from toe to heel.
- As for the tone of the calf muscles, here you should turn to sports running, again from heel to toe.
As you can see, all muscle groups are excellently trained (kept in good shape) through sprint technique, but it is best to gain experience to avoid injury to the knee joints.
The importance of muscle tone should not be underestimated, since if they are elastic, the risk of injury is significantly reduced, ligaments are supported "perfectly", joints are strengthened, posture is corrected, and also:
- Normalization of blood circulation is noted
- The movement of metabolism (metabolism) is accelerated
Thus, regular jogging affects:
- Strengthening immunity, as already noted.
- Normalization of the heart valves.
- A toned body with excellent flexibility.
- Maintaining attractiveness and youth.
What's the secret? In the selection of the optimal technique that excludes overloads that can cause pain and discourage the desire to continue working.
Jogging and emotional state
Go for a run and relieve stress - a very accurate phrase to describe the entire training process in this way. It is known that while jogging, the human body produces endorphin, a hormone that makes a person feel joy and happiness, which undoubtedly leads to a decrease in stress. Sleep improves, which has a positive effect on a person's mental abilities.
Being in the fresh air every day increases the body's ability to resist various types of diseases that are so common today.
Helpful advice. Immediately before the training itself, first of all, you need to warm up the muscles for a couple of minutes (squats, stretching, you can also use swinging movements with your arms and legs, which are also very effective) and the muscles become more elastic and less prone to injury, which leads to an improvement in the state of the body and increases efficiency ...
What does a run give?
Jogging allows you to solve the widest possible range of tasks, however, the list of them can be transformed depending on whether it is morning or evening. In our review, we'll look at both options and offer helpful, practical advice on how to stay in a great mood and motivation.
Jogging in the morning
It is a well-known fact that in the morning not all people 'muscles "wake up" early, but it is regular jogging that enables the muscles to wake up:
- Morning is that period of the day when a person receives a charge of energy and positive for the whole day, the air is cleaner in the morning.
- Morning jogging allows you to "burn" more calories than the evening.
- The spine receives less stress than evening workouts.
- After a morning run, productivity increases, which of course leads to a good, stress-free end to the day.
Good to know. Before going out for a morning run, it is recommended to prepare for the stress, taking, for example, a shower with alternating hot and cold water. It will also be useful to exercise in the morning for those who are overweight. Don't eat before your morning run. Everyday jogging leads to tangible results.
Jogging in the evenings
Many people, for one reason or another, do not have the opportunity to go for a morning run, but go out for an evening run. Is there a benefit to running in the evening? - run amateurs ask this question.
Do not even hesitate, of course, there is, especially since for some this is the only opportunity to do physical activity for the whole day. Or just distract yourself from everything that an ordinary person encounters during the day.
- Physical relaxation is needed in the evening.
- The duration of the lesson should be 10-15 minutes, in the future it is recommended to increase the run time.
- Pause as you run from slow running to fast stride.
- In the evening, jogging is best done 2-3 hours after dinner, thereby giving the necessary relaxation, but also providing the necessary source of energy.
It is the evening jogging that ensures a comfortable and deep sleep.
The place of jogging in the evening should be chosen carefully (during the day the air is saturated with all kinds of exhaust gases), it is preferable to choose parks or zones away from the streets.
Tips for running in a good mood
To begin with, the mood itself depends on many factors dominating a person, but how a good mood affects a run, and how to maintain it until the end of a workout, depends on the joggers themselves.
Let's run away from the blues and bad mood and tune in to positive emotions!
The very practice of this sport attracts with its availability:
- no need to spend a lot of money on the gym,
- ammunition, as in other sports.
It doesn't matter if you see the sun rise while running or the sun sets, the most important thing is to feel the unearthly pleasure and sensation of flying while running.
The mood will be better, yes, and the comfort is at an altitude, if you take care of comfortable shoes or clothes throughout the run. This means that it is worth thinking about the choice of these products: in addition to the fact that such an assortment is on the shelves of sports equipment stores and special shoes for running, many choose simply light and affordable shoes with soft soles and sports clothing.
Experts also recommend pleasant and familiar music from headphones.
Running in bad weather
At the very beginning of our running career, we are faced with the weather in any form, pleasant or not quite.
- Bad weather is not a reason to miss a workout, dress for the weather, grab a player with music.
- Even bad weather: will bring joy and good mood.
- Before going out into the cold, it is better to do exercises to warm up the muscles in order to be on full alert.
- If you don't dare to go jogging in inclement weather, try it with your friends, it's more fun with them.
- "Exit" in cold weather will strengthen your health and improve immunity, and will allow you to forget about colds forever.
Runner reviews
“Words are not enough !! The buzz. Just think: seven in the morning, early autumn, clouds are floating overhead, and I am with them, and an unreal feeling of flight.
Irina, 28 years old
"Hello! I've been running for a long time, taking breaks only for the winter time (I can't stand the cold), and there is not enough air in the gym. Running is the best tool for me, as all muscles work when running. It's hard for my legs to give at least some relief, and with running they take shape, at the same time the buttocks are tightened. While running, you can listen to music without noticing how time flies. "
Olga, 40 years old
“I'm running. I see a positive result: I have become younger, prettier, and life has acquired bright colors. "
Ekaterina, 50 years old
“I run in the morning. I will tell you that this is the best way to wake up early, burn excess calories and listen to your favorite music, especially since the stadium is nearby. "
Andrey, 26 years old
"I am 25 years old. Because of sedentary work, I move a little, I decided to go jogging. On the first day I managed only 1 km. the sensations are indescribably pleasant, ready to continue. "
Lera, 25 years old
“A lot of things can be said about sports and, in particular, about running, too, but one of the positive qualities of running is boldly addictive to it (to running). At first, yes, everything will hurt: your knees and feet, but you get used to it out of habit. This is what you pay attention to, girls, I will say right away this is the scales: after jogging and showering you notice: -100; -400 gr., And it's WAAAUU !! You can also download a program to your phone, which itself monitors your distances, speed, even calorie consumption and running pattern. It's nice to keep track of your stats. Goodbye everyone !!! "
Inga, 33 years old
«There are several qualities of running that I want to talk about:
- Together with running, you become more enduring.
- Jogging every day - up to 15 km was a trifle - and before even 3 was impossible to master.
- You become slim and fit.
- 165/49 I do not deny myself anything at 85-60-90.
- It's always a great mood.
- I feel much more cheerful and energetic.
Vladlena, 27 years old
“The most important thing that running gave me: strengthening my heart, developing breathing, let me down, and my fortitude, I get a lot of positive emotions, I admire nature when I go for a run. Plus, I'm in dire need of music and comfortable shoes. "
Vadim, 40 years old
“I consider running to be an essential ingredient for a good and healthy heart. I run 3 times a week on an empty stomach 5-6 km for the remaining 15 km on a bicycle + gym, I lost up to 75 kg. Plus a balanced diet. "
Alexey, 38 years old
“A person by himself can get used to everything, to loads too. There is only one rule: the body needs time for rehabilitation, it is different for everyone, if you do not have time to recover, then you will only wear yourself out. So even running 4km a day is not a problem. "
Kira, 33 years old
Running is an ode from the first steps on the ladder of health for humans. If your health condition allows you, then under the supervision of specialists (this is a mandatory item), you should try to gradually introduce jogging into your life in order to feel as comfortable as possible. The most important thing is to listen to your feelings and impressions, to monitor your condition, not to overload, and then everything will sparkle with new colors!