Effects on the brain :

A natural compound (epicatechin) and exercise boost memory in mice and may help protect against cognitive decline in aging, says newly published research

To manage jet lag :

Maintaining a regular regimen of running even a short distance, starting the day or morning after landing in a new time zone, helped me remain energised and perky, even without generous doses of coffee.

Team up :

While you run you make new acquaintances in the park, in a gym, on the road. As you greet them, they tend to reciprocate and, then all of a sudden, you have a few more friends.

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Women runners’ needs and issues vary, from

teenage girls needing to deal with menstrual

cramps and dieting issues to older women with

pregnancy and those in their 50s with menopause.

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FOR TEENS

Struggle with self-image, and runners cope better than their sedentary counterparts.

Additionally, bone mass and density build till the age of 35

Exercises help teenage bones absorb calcium and other minerals and get stronger and healthier

Running helps in keeping oestrogen levels steady and even helps reduce menstrual cramps.

Activity in these years helps the body build insurance for later years and protects it from, or delays, the onset of osteoporosis.

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FOR OLDER WOMEN

Running will lower the chances of diabetes, heart conditions and even arthritis

Aactually benefiting rather than damaging your knees.

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STUDIES AND RESEARCH SUGGESTS RUNNING IN OLD AGE ACTUALLY HAVE

MORE BENEFITS THEN OF NON RUNNERS

Source : R&L and Google

RUNNING TENDS TO RELEASE ENDORPHINS.

RUNNING OUTDOORS BRINGS YOU CLOSER TO

NATURE

WHICH CAN LAST FOR LONG PERIODS, EVEN

DAYS. IT GIVES UNBELIEVABLY “HIGH”

RUNNING HAS ALSO BEEN USED BY MANY, OVER THE

YEARS, TO TREAT CLINICAL DEPRESSION.

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RUN

FOR

YOUR

HEALTH

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