Contents:
- Medical Video: 5 Running Tips for Beginners 🏃 5 Things I Wish I Knew about Running from the Beginning
- Amazing facts about running
- Running can be very challenging and messy.
- You can really run around the earth
- If you want to burn more calories, you have to run faster, or longer
- The running myth is finally revealed and you don't need to believe anymore
- Sports drinks are the best choice to drink while running
- No need to warm up before running
- Running every day is safe
Medical Video: 5 Running Tips for Beginners 🏃 5 Things I Wish I Knew about Running from the Beginning
We are all aware that running can be very beneficial, such as increasing physical strength, maintaining body shape, burning calories, and so on. However, there are more than just benefits in the running world. The following are some running myths along with the facts that you may have never heard of before.
Amazing facts about running
Running can be very challenging and messy.
Besides the conventional marathon, there is also running mud and running obstacles that are quite interesting. In 2014 alone, there were around 4 million runners who reached the finish in the non-traditional race. People often consider it more challenging than just racing to the finish line.
You can really run around the earth
This is a fact. If you run continuously for almost 5 years (5.7 years to be exact), you can travel 40,073 km. The size of the Earth's circle is 40,074 km. Enough to approach, right?
If you want to burn more calories, you have to run faster, or longer
Take for example a 13 km run, for example. If a person weighing 100 kg travels that distance by running, he can burn about 150 calories. For people weighing 54 kg, they can burn about 82 calories. This means, the more fit you are, the fewer calories burned in the same distance.
The running myth is finally revealed and you don't need to believe anymore
Sports drinks are the best choice to drink while running
Although sports drinks do contain calories and electrolytes which help in running, these types of drinks are most useful for running sessions with more than one hour. If you run for less than one hour, water is the best choice.
No need to warm up before running
Running is a type of sport with a fairly high intensity. Therefore, proper heating is highly recommended. However, holding a stretch position for some time - or generally known as static stretching - is not the right warm-up. Before running, the best thing to do is dynamic movements such as lunges, leg swings, butt kicks, etc. Basically, warming up before running means doing physical exercises involving the legs.
Running every day is safe
Actually, running a sport every day can cause excessive physical exercise, fatigue, or even injury, especially for beginners. Exercising requires time for muscle recovery. If you hope your run will pay off, also do cross-training. Running does not only include repetitive foot movements; Your muscles and stamina need to increase to be able to travel a longer distance. Go to the gym, swim, bike, do cardio training and so on. A good run consists of a combination of training variations, not just running itself.
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