Run to stay young

How running helps to slow the aging process

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Many people find running tedious and therefore come up with

reasons not to or prefer to do something else to stay fit. Not only
does running have many health benefits, such as improving your
bones health, strengthens your cardiovascular system, reduces
stress and is an excellent way to lose weight but it can also slow
the effects or aging.

It’s time to chuck away the lotions and potions that we buy to
reduce the effects of aging, because after a twenty year study,
researchers from Stanford University in the United States
found that people over 50 years who ran on a regular basis
over years had a longer life span and reduced their
chances of dying early. They also found that disabilities started
a lot later in life for the runners, a whole 16 years later, and they
had a much healthier lifestyle than those who didn’t run.

After studying 500 runners in their fifties and a group of

non-runners over a couple of decades they found that 34
per cent of the non-runners had died compared to only 15
per cent of the runners.” (www. news.bbc.co.uk)

The other benefits of running include:

There have been plenty of studies that have found that running is
great for your wellbeing and has numerous health benefits.
It is an easy way to burn calories and therefor helping with
weight loss.
By keeping your weight at healthy levels you reduce the risk of
diabetes and high cholesterol.
It improves the cardiovascular system, lowers blood pressure
helps arteries maintain their elasticity and keeps the heart healthy.
Running reduces the risk of osteoporosis by keeping the
bones strong as they respond to physical exercise.
Running also has psychological benefits as runners will usually
feel less stressed, more relaxed and happier sure to the release of
endorphins.
You increase your stamina by running which means that you
improve your breathing and keep your lungs healthy.
You tone and strengthen the muscles in your body as running
is a full body workout.