By Kerri Stout


Exercising is a crucial activity in the life of each human being. If you fail to exercise you can be at a higher risk of suffering from various lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Exercise therefore ensures that your body is healthy and strong. There are many different exercises that people do. Some individual prefer working out in the gym while others prefer simple exercises such as push ups. There are others who run as a way of exercising. If you want to run in order to strengthen your body and improve your health, you should know how to take up running.

For you to run in the right way, and for long a distance, flexibility is not an option. You cannot have this flexibility if your have been dormant without exercises. Doing simple exercises such as stretching while at home, cannot guarantee you the flexibility that you need to do rigorous exercises such as long distance run.

In case you are contemplating to undertake this type of exercise, start easy. You do not have to be hard on your self the first few days. You can start by taking a twenty to thirty minutes walk every day for one week. This will play a major role in enhancing the flexibility of your feet and knees. If you cannot be able to take such walk every day, you can do it at least three to four times a week for two weeks.

After you are through with the first week, you can start combining walking with jogging. You can take fifteen minutes jogging and fifteen minute running for about one week. As the time goes on, you can increase the number of minutes that you jog. This means that you will also need to increase the distance that you are jogging.

Muscle pain is something you should expect from any exercise. If you want to run as a way of exercising, expect some muscle pain every now and then. Muscle pains are uncomfortable; they can even make it hard for you to go on with your daily activities. It is important to know that you should undertake breaks from jogging when you start experiencing these muscle pains.

You should not eat or drink heavily before you go jogging. This is because; eating a lot of food and drinks can hinder your ability to jog. Also, eating carbohydrates can be a major cause of pain in your abdomen. Actually, eating and drinking before jogging is one of the causes of fainting after exercises.

You do not have to start this journey alone. This is because; there are experts who can assist you undertake jogging with ease. You only need to ensure that you involve these experts in helping you learn how to go about this kind of exercises. Involving coaches is important, as you will learn how you can uptake these exercises without straining your muscles.

You can get a fitness coach locally or get them online. If you want one locally ask for referrals from friends and family who have at one time hired them. By using your computer or phone you can hire a coach over the internet.




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