Run The Autumn
Another summer behind us. Did heat, holiday travels and thousands of other excuses caused, that you haven’t started your daily jogging yet? Don’t sweat it, your physical form doesn’t have to fall like autumn leaves. Improving your well-being, losing a few pounds or stopping smoking are just a few reasons, for which it’s worth to start a physical activity after the sunny season. Take a look at our most motivating arguments and you’ll see that running is pure awesomeness!
Run for Endorphins
Fall brings a mood deterioration – even the biggest jog fans of this time of the year can fall into “autumn depression”. There are many ways of dealing with a poor well-being, which accompanies us from the very beginning of those really chilly days, yet with full certainty, the easiest one, that has a beneficial impact on the health, is running. Endorphins – a hormone group – are being released after only 30 minutes of activity in the open air, they induce a state of content, self-complacency and other euphoric reactions.
Run for Your Desired Figure
Jogging is super effective, when it comes to the fight for an ideal shape! The fatty tissue burning process starts already at the beginning of every training and continues till the end (remember, that the body starts from drawing the energy mainly from carbohydrates, after approximately 30-40 minutes changes occur and the efficiency of the organism is based on the accumulated fatty tissues). Burning calories doesn’t only happen during trainings! Runners who train more than 45 minutes are able to maintain their accelerated metabolism and burn more fat.
Run Through the Autumn for the Spring
Everybody should follow the basic rule of the future or present jogger: if you want to be in a good shape during the spring-autumn season, then start your work out precisely in the fall. Actions aimed at improving the overall fitness and endurance will pay off in spring with desired results, even if the activity will be infrequent yet systematical e.g. LSD (long slow distance running) twice a week at the end of the year. Such a course of action will give you a huge advantage over those who trained their thumbs on the TV remote, while you were running all motivated on cold days.
Running Onion
Physical activity has a big impact on the functioning of immune system. Jogging can boost the defense cells’ reactions in the moment of contact with bacteria and viruses, nevertheless, don’t forget about the proper clothing. The most important thing is, that the physical exercise should improve the immune system, instead of giving us a runny nose and a sore throat.
Wear as many layers as an onion. Start from a breathable T-shirt, its main function is to discharge the moisture, next put on a jacket or a sweatshirt. Don’t lose your motivation if it’ll start to rain, just put on protective clothing and keep on running! Fleece as the second or third layer is the perfect solution for extreme habitually cold people. Be careful not to go overboard with the layers. While planning your jogging outfit, take into consideration, that you might be cold during the warm up, but after starting the proper training the feeling of coolness will fade. To avoid overheating, dress in a way, as if the temperature outside is 6-7°C higher. Don’t ever run in cotton! Cotton absorbs moisture and doesn’t release it to the outside, which causes viral infectious disease (especially at low temperatures). Additionally, wet T-shirt becomes heavy, uncomfortable to the touch and can irritate the skin. Today, our health is protected thanks to new technologies; sportswear ideally regulates the temperature and discharges the moisture. There is no bad weather, there is only an inappropriately dressed jogger!
Lose Weight, Not Money
Most probably, you’ve promised yourself, that you’ll be regularly attending the fitness classes, that’s why you’ve bought a gym membership to motivate yourself. Unfortunately, more or less sophisticated excuses didn’t let you to keep your word this time too. In such a case, the best solution to this systematic physical activity problem is to jog outside. You can do this before work or after it, at dawn or at late evening – you’re the one who sets the time for running, not the strictly defined opening hours of the gym. Moreover, commuting stops being a problem, because the start takes place at your home. The only necessary investment is the purchase of good running shoes. Remember to buy a pair which is 0.5-1cm bigger from your normal size. Remove any dirt or dust from your shoes using a cloth after returning from your autumn training – don’t be afraid to make them even more wet, especially if they’re already soggy, but never dry them on the radiator or they’ll get ruined! It’s better to leave them in a warm room.
Now you’re ready for your first autumn run, so go outside and see you on the jogging routes!
