3 Top Running, Fitness and Health Tips!

My first tip of advice is aimed towards thehigh blood pressure which in turn leads to heart
beginners out there, but can also be applied todisease, it also encourages strokes! Furthermore
more experienced runners. Set yourself realisticall young men should be aware that high stress
and achievable goals, both long term and short,can lead to impotence, as well as leading to
write these goals down, for short term goals, plandepression, lethargy as well as stomach ulcers and
how many miles you would like to do that week,indigestion!
if your an experienced runner, it may be as highSo this is my second top tip, everyday, set about
as 60/70 miles including 2 runs on one day.an hour of your time at least to de-stress,
Whereas for a beginner, it may just be a gentle 2everybody releases stress in different ways, and
mile jog 3 times a week. For long term goals, forexercise is an obvious choice at it helps you keep
more advanced runners, pick a race that you'dfit while reducing endorphins! Other methods could
like to enter in a few months time and set ainclude hitting a punch bag, listening to music,
realistic target time e.g. 34 minutes in a 10kmhaving a relaxing bath, also perhaps just getting a
race. For beginners, it may just be to completefew hours extra sleep a night; not getting enough
the race. I advise you keep a diary of your runs,sleep contributes to this!
this allows you to analyze how you haveBy unwinding daily, you are likely to suffer less
improved over the past months of training andheart related problems later in life, as well as
you will find it helps keep you motivated andfeeling much more energetic and improving your
gives you pleasure as you see yourbodies capabilities for recovery, as well as making
improvements!you much more productive at work!
If you set yourself realistic goals in the shortMy third tip is specifically aimed at the runners out
term and the long term, it will help you keepthere, rather than just running and running every
motivated and will lead to success, the secret isweek, do a new activity as an alternative e.g.
slowly building up, if you set yourself goals thatbiking/swimming. This is known as cross training,
are far fetched, and increase's intensity andfor example replace one run a week by an
distance too quickly, and then you're on a fastalternative exercise. This reduces boredom of
track for injury!doing the same old routines, encourages you to
In conclusion, set yourself realistic goals, this giveslearn and develop new skills and hobbies. This
you motivation and also allows you to keep aallows muscle groups and certain body parts (e.g.
record of your improvement as you achieve yourknees) to be rested which usually get pounded
goals and continue to set higher and higher goalswhen running and work other muscle groups that
till you reach your pinnacle!are usually ignored, this leads to improved overall
My second tip is to reduce the stress in your lifeconditioning! Furthermore as your usual muscles
and so perform to your full potential. It has beenfor running are being rested, it reduces the
reported that over 50% of sick days off workchance of injury as it gives those muscles much
are due to stress, it is a pretty established factneeded recovery time!
that it really isn't good for you, and leads toFollow these three tips to a happier and healthier
several health problems. Firstly, stress leads tolife! Happy Running!