The benefits of running

Posted by Ann Brown | January 1st, 2010 in Fitness and Physical Activites, Running | No Comments »

benefit of running

Many people “run” with different objectives: to incline to the good health, maintain their physical appearance or take time off. But when launching the business, he raises a number of questions that can not always answer.

Why run?
Our body has the wonderful quality of transforming chemical energy into “motion”, and does basically two ways: aerobically (in the presence of oxygen) or anaerobic (without oxygen). For the first case obtains ” fuel “of some of the foods that are nourishing, carbohydrates (such as potatoes, bread, pasta, desserts, etc.) or fat (such as oils, butter, and meats).


If we do enough physical activity, consume these compounds, but if not carried out and the intake is excessive, are deposited under the skin and adipose tissue weight and Ament

An active adult needs about 2,000 calories for basic needs, and 500 additional for each “session” of physical activity. If we add more than necessary, our weight will increase.

A good way to handle this situation is to count the calories you eat.


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