It’s the most overused piece of advice: Exercise, as we should always get enough of it. Everyone tells us that we should exercise, and it is true. Exercise is great for the body and for the soul.
Although this phrase is one you will hear throughout most your life, it is easy to overlook.
For some of us, exercise gets swept underneath the rug and is not much of a priority. It gets put behind school, work, being busy or taking time to relax.
It’s reasonable, as there are so many different ways to spend your time and life gets in the way a lot. For most of us, we are college students who are just trying to get our work done and survive.
Even though it may be hard to find time to go to the gym, there are plenty of ways to incorporate at least 30 minutes of active exercise.
If we wake up earlier than we regularly do, we can add daily regimens of yoga, intermittent workouts or morning jogs. Taking small steps like walking to class instead of driving can help the body so much.
There are so many benefits of exercise that it is hard to count. Much like other articles, Mayo Clinic breaks down the benefits of exercise.
Benefits include improving mood and promoting better sleep and libido. It also helps maintain weight and combat health conditions/diseases like strokes, metabolic syndrome, high blood pressure, diabetes, depression, anxiety and arthritis.
As we have seen with general exercise, running has as many, if not more, benefits.
In addition to improving mood, maintaining weight and combating health conditions, running can help build your stamina and strength.
Health line’s article “How to Build Up Your Stamina” claims jogging longer can increase your stamina and energy levels. It also recommends things like yoga and caffeine.
Not to mention, it is commonly known humans were built to run. Countless biology classes gave me the takeaway of our long, two legs and how it is possible for a species to run marathons.
Like anything, running can have its downsides too. Running can be harsh on your legs, mainly your knees and joints. Luckily, there are better options, like ellipticals, which can take the stress off your joints.
Whether we make time to exercise or not is our choice. We all know the benefits aboutwhat it can do for our body and ourselves. Fitness will always be a part of our lives, either nagging in the background or a close interest. It is important to get out and get moving, as the littlest bit can count. Your body will thank you in the future for any chance it has to be active.
Running makes itself so important to incorporate into our everyday life, and it is a bit of self-care we could all use.
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