Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Why running makes you healthier!

Running is probably one of the most innate human things to do.  I mean why else would we have two legs right?  So besides the fact that in general exercise is good for you, running has some specific benefits.

Brain
- It's been shown that people that exercise are shown to have a higher GPA in university than those that don't.
- In Britain, they looked at workers who had exercised and found that on days they exercised they were less likely to make mistakes and they were more productive
- A journal in America found that teens that exercised were less likely to develop dementia
- Insomniacs fell asleep quicker when they exercised and they slept more
Health
- If you exercise at least an hour a day, you're 18 percent less likely to suffer upper respiratory tract infections
- If you work out at least 2.5 hours you're 19 percent less likely to die prematurely and 50 percent lower risk of premature death if you're active
- Better bone density, or at least a lower percentage of people had low bone density.
- If you run more than 35 miles a week, you're 54 percent less likely to suffer age related vision loss compared to those that do 10
-If you run 10 miles, don't fret you're still 39 percent less likely to use high blood pressure meds and 34 percent less likely to use cholesterol meds

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