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Tips to becoming a consistent runner
Long-term consistency often beats short bursts of intensity. Being able to build and maintain the habit of running can help you accomplish your goals. In today’s newsletter, we highlight the benefits of being a consistent runner and share tips to help you become a consistent running machine.
The benefits of running consistency
Build confidence: Running offers opportunities to set a goal and go for it. Getting there will require breaking a big goal down into step-by-step processes that translates mentally into other things like starting a business or a new job.
Sleep better: A running routine, meanwhile, can help ease your tossing and turning. Exercise can deepen your sleep, improve your overall sleep quality, and help with insomnia.
Improve knee health: Recreational runners are less likely to develop knee arthritis than sedentary people and marathon running improves some aspects of knee health in middle-aged runners by reducing inflammation in the joint.
Keep a healthy weight: Aerobic cardiovascular exercises, like running, have many physical and mental advantages including weight control. There's scientific evidence that less than three hours of cardio a week can help you maintain your weight. Running can burn up to 671 calories in 30 minutes with the right conditions.
Connects you to a community: Jogging through the streets and parks near you can help you feel grounded and connected to your surroundings.
Better mental health: There’s strong evidence running could be an effective way to help address many mental health challenges like anxiety, depression and stress.
5 tips to run consistently
Find Something Fun: Choose runs that are fun for you. You’re more likely to carve time out of your day for a run, workout or group jog if you enjoy it. If music pumps you up, prepare a playlist.
Make It Convenient: Running will become a habit when it fits into your normal schedule. If you tend to wake up early, plan to work out in the mornings before you shower.
Put It on Your Calendar: Schedule workouts just as you do other appointments. If you plan to do a morning walk or run three times a week, put that time into your schedule and let people know you’re booked.
Set Realistic Goals: You can’t form habits overnight. It’s a journey. Set realistic goals for exercises and you’re more likely to keep it up and make it a habit.
Stay Flexible: Sometimes, your schedule changes. You get a new job. You have an injury. You move to a new home that’s far from your old run route. This can throw off your workout routine. Don’t give up. You can get back on track. Create new exercise habits if your old ones don’t work for you anymore.
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