Global Sports: Running: Getting Your Body Into Shape or Destroying It?

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Running: Getting Your Body Into Shape or Destroying It?

By Andy Smith


There are many beginner running techniques that you need to learn if you want to run successfully and safely. Breathing is one of the most important parts of running. Incorrect breathing can cause pain, injury, and it can make you unable to run at all. In this article you will find the correct breathing techniques for beginner runners that will make you successful and make running enjoyable.

First of all, to achieve the best results, make sure to keep your body - back, shoulders, neck - straight. As you run, you may have a natural tendency to slouch - don't do that. Also, don't bend your head down - look ahead. What this does is it makes it easier to get air into your lungs and blood into your head, so you can run easier and, thus, longer.

People who weigh more are more prone to these injuries because there is more stress on the joints and bones. In the New York Times, exercise researcher Niels H. Secher explained that the best distance runners are smaller individuals, saying, "if you have large legs you have to move a big load. The smaller you are, the better.

" The ideal male distance runner is a small man, standing around 5'7'' and weighing less than 150 pounds. If you stand 6'4'' and weigh 250 pounds, the damage that will be done to your knees and bones will not be worth the fat you may burn by running.

But if you don't give your body time to rest, you will never progress and you will even leave your body open to injury. So rest easy between sessions and you'll find that your body responds much more readily to your speed training efforts. That's when you'll start seeing serious results, especially if you never really gave your body a chance to rest before.

When a person decides they need to incorporate exercise into their life, running is often the first thing that comes to mind. To swim you need a pool or body of water; to go cycling you need a bike. Things that cost money, and not pocket change, either. Running can be done alone, at any time of the day, along almost any road or on any trail. The only equipment you need is a good pair of running shoes (but the newer, minimalist kinds because old school running shoes are being found not to benefit anyone).

For people who are small in stature and carry less weight, running may be the right choice. If you are a bit bigger, you should put on your sturdy shoes, go to the road or the trail, and take a long walk. You will burn a lot of calories and your knees will thank you for not running.




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