Why You Should Be Running
Okay, so I know when you read that title you either rolled your eyes or you felt intrigued to find out why I believe YOU should be running.
The truth is, it was a little bit of a trap, and as your friendly neighborhood coach, I would never recommend running to you. That is, unless, you wanted to run.
I believe in our culture we have all decided that running is a great way to “get exercising” again. It’s free, easy to do, and can be done anywhere or anytime. While yes, those things are true, running is not the best place to start for most of us.
Running is actually a very high impact exercise that creates a force that is 3-4 times your bodyweight. For anyone who doesn't have the muscular structure to endure the repeated force that running induces, they may end up with an injury even after a “simple easy run”.
I would recommend increasing daily steps to about 2,000 steps a day, or a mile, as well as strength training. Strength training is an amazing way to ease into movement again and meet yourself where you are at. There's so many flexible ways to load your body as well as being able to adjust range of motion.
Let's not forget to mention YOU SHOULD ENJOY YOUR TRAINING! Moving your body is a gift and you should always enjoy however you choose to move it.


