Posted on March 1, 2010.
3 Top Running, Fitness and health tips! My first advice is to view the beginners out there, but can also be applied to more experienced riders. Set yourself realistic and achievable goals, both long and short, write these goals, short-term goals, plan how many miles you want to do this week, if your an experienced runner, it can be as high as 60/70 miles including 2 runs on a single day. Whereas for a beginner, it may just be a gentle 2 mile jog 3 times a week. For long-term goals for more advanced runners, pick a race you want to enter in a few months and set a realistic target date for example 34 minutes in a 10km race. For beginners, it is perhaps to finish the race. I suggest you keep a diary of your races, which lets you analyze how you have improved in recent months of training and you will find it helps keep you motivated and give the pleasure that you see your improvements!
If you set yourself realistic goals in the short term and long term, it will help you stay motivated and lead to success, the secret is slowly being put in place, if you set goals that are fetched, and intensity increase and the distance too quickly, and then you are on a fast track for injury!
Finally, you set realistic goals, it gives you motivation and also allows you to keep a record of your progress as you achieve your goals and continue to set goals higher and higher until you reach your Pinnacle !
My second trick is to reduce stress in your life and so achieve your full potential. It was reported that over 50% of days of sick leave due to stress, it is a fairly established fact that this is really not good for you, and leads to several health problems. Firstly, stress leads to high blood pressure, which in turn leads to heart disease, it also encourages the shots! In addition, all young people should be aware that high stress can lead to impotence, as well as leading to depression, lethargy, as well as stomach ulcers and indigestion!
So this is my second trick above, all day, took about one hour of your time to less stress, everybody releases stress in different ways, and exercise is a clear choice it helps you keep shape while reducing endorphins! Other methods could include hitting a punch bag, listening to music, take a relaxing bath, maybe just make a few extra hours of sleep per night, not enough sleep contributes to this!
For the day to day, you're less likely to suffer heart problems related to adulthood, and the feeling much more energetic and improve your debt collection agencies, and you do a lot more productive at work!
My third tip is specifically aimed at the runners out there, rather than run and run every week, do something new, like a bicycle for example alternative / swimming. This is called the Cross training, such as replacing a term of one week with an exercise alternative. This reduces the tedium of doing the same old routine, encourages you to learn and develop new skills and recreation. This allows groups of muscles and body parts (eg knees) to be rested, which fought often while running and work other muscle groups that are usually ignored, which leads improve overall fitness! In addition, as the muscles used for racing are rested, it reduces the risk of injury, because it gives many of these muscles need recovery time!
Follow these three tips to a happier and healthier life! Happy Running!