A lot of individuals in today’s society have been reluctant to acknowledge proper health and exercise during the busy parts of a person’s life. When a person is in college, the amounts of stress are off the charts. From cramming for a big exam, to social situations and breaking away from one’s cultural norm can be extremely stressful.
All of these attributes from a typical college setting can bring a person into incredible amounts of stress and unfortunately, some people gain weight. The American culture in the mid-west has been on a downward fall in recent decades with the introduction of a digital age and manufactured processed foods. The shear laziness and high caloric diets of the vast population is starting to become a staggering statistic.
There have been lots of studies in the past 30 years regarding proper health and nutrition. The one area that is on the progressive up-climb is the ability to run long distances. Running long distances enables individuals to have a cardiovascular workout and along with that amazing challenge; having a mental workout too.
Running long distances have been proven to reduce strokes and cardiovascular disease that blocks your arteries in your heart. Lots of studies also are concurrent with cardiovascular exercise helps fight most types of cancer in your body. Once you have started down this positive path, your body will have a stable weight control, then throughout the course of a year or so the weight will fall off.
With incorporating a daily routine of exercise your body can maintain your ideal body weight, and hormones. While cardiovascular exercise can reduce some mild forms of depression, running can be the magic to the western medicine cure of prescription medication. Pushing your body and mind to another physical level will challenge you in every way. From the breaths you take, to controlling your arms and hands when jogging, to not colliding with the person next to you, it’s a journey on every level. The health benefits include solid bone structure, proper circulation body wide and lowering your cholesterol; LDL, while building better oxygenated blood for circulation.
Kansas City is an especially lucky city in this geographic area; partially, because of the net population and surrounding communities are filled with young, vibrant and skilled athletes. The city is filled with gorgeous parks and trails for people to explore and embrace this amazing city. Nearly every weekend, in a surrounding community or in the Kansas City downtown area’s a 5k, 10k, Half-Marathon or a Marathon is being hosted by either a non-profit organization or a professional race series. Thousands of racers come out to show support each other and dominate their own personal goal. The energy and positive atmosphere is enough for anyone to get addicted immediately.
The training programs involved are relatively easy, as long as you want to become a disciplined athlete and take each race seriously. Your diet is essential for success; eating fast food and processed foods will lower your energy levels and not allow you to pick up certain gains. The foods that should be taken in need to be fresh lean meats, vegetables, fruits, whole grains and lots of water to achieve homeostasis. Proper hydration will also be an important factor; if you are not properly hydrated your body and muscles will have a hard time trying to function and move.
Now not to say, everyone should go run out and try a half-marathon or marathon. Start slow, try to master the 5k runs and get amazing times. Then, when your confidence starts to be inclining, run the grueling 10k runs. After a solid year of training, dieting, stretching, and preparing for long distances runs you might start to try the half marathon, or if you dare the ultimate experience face the full marathon.
Maybe you don’t want to be a serious runner, but love the idea of donating to causes to help our community. Then try the 5k fun runs and walks, these typically are more of a social events and provide a nice, safe, fun environment for participates to meet and make new friends, while donating for an awesome cause. So if helping your community is your forte then this could be your destiny.
However, if you are still reluctant to jog, how about trying bike riding, dance classes, swimming, tennis, and basketball and just about anything that can keep your body moving for more than 30 minutes a day?
If you are interested in getting involved with exercise and races you can always check out www.Active.com and start browsing the communities around you. See you there!
Upcoming Events:
· The Helping Heroes Challenge – Oct 29
· 2011 Parkville Turkey Trail Trot 5K Run and 2 Mile Walk – Nov 24
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