Of all the ways to get exercise for your body, running is one of the easiest and most popular. It’s easy to see why – you don’t need any special equipment, and you don’t need to learn any special techniques since running is natural. You simply get off your butt and run! What many people…

When planning a fat loss exercise schedule, running is mostly chosen as a top priority by trainers. Some people think that lower intensity exercises like jogging and walking are more efficient to burn more fat in order to lose weight, but I must tell you that they’ve got it wrong. The ratio of fat to…

All of us want to be healthy in all parts of our body. We are always looking for ways to maintain our fitness. One of the best activity for individual fitness is running. Running is formally defined as loping along at an easy pace for several minutes at a time and this should be without…

Simply put, overall physical fitness and aerobic exercise are the benefits of running, and with these come myriad healthy improvements in one’s emotional, mental and physical fitness. By giving one’s heart a workout, running improves the entire body’s blood and oxygen flow. The physical activity we experience while running contributes to burnt calories and weight…

Fitness experts agree – Running is one of the best exercises you can do to keep in shape. The criticism is the stress on the body. The knees and leg muscles do take a beating. But . . . there are plenty of runners in their 60’s and 70’s who have been running for years…

Running for exercise to improve your health and fitness levels. You may be ambitious to start with, but running for the first time can be a hard, messy experience. If you stick with a consistent training program, you will see that running yields fantastic results, not only for your health, but to your overall mental…

I came across this question the other day while researching the health benefits of running. The writer wondered if running could be considered a full body workout. Although I do incorporate other activities into my training program, running remains the foundation workout that I know I can always count on to help me stay fit…

So you want to create a running workout plan, eh? ….Why? Are you into torture? Just kidding. Running is a great activity for exercise. You can’t drive down a neighborhood street at seven in the morning without seeing swarms of runners. If you want to create a running workout plan, and want to bring exercise…

If you are training for a marathon or any long distance race you will have to record the amount of mileage that you have covered to ensure you are reaching the required levels. There are a number of ways that you can measure the amount of miles that you have run. The following or three…

The wrong technique will lead to injury, make your running more of a chore than a pleasure and put unnecessary stress on your joints. Don’t believe me, then watch runners in the park as they go past and describe in one word how they look. Sure, some of them will look easy and relaxed but…