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Here’s Why You Should Add Running to Your Workout Routine

By: LCF Staff

June 6, 2017, 2:09 pm - Categories: Advice, Events, Fitness, Workouts

Wednesday, June 7 is Global Running Day. To participate you can simply pledge to take part in some type of running activity on this day. Running is a very effective exercise to help you reach your health and fitness goals and here are three reasons you should start running today:

Running will help you lose weight

Want to maintain your weight and burn off extra calories? Running is one of the best forms of exercise to maintain a consistent weight.

Running will help boost your mood

Running is a great way to relieve stress. Within a few minutes of running, you boost the hormones that naturally improve your mood.

Running will help you combat certain diseases

According to Active.com, many doctors today recommend running for people who are in the early stages of diabetes, high blood pressure, and osteoporosis, and it [running] is proven to help reduce the risk of having a heart attack.

Loyola Center for Fitness has our very own Run Club! New session begins Tuesday, June 2oth at 6:30pm. Join personal trainer and marathon runner Morgan Zaviska for this training program that will get runners of any level ready for their next race. Combining long and short runs, speed drills, strength training and core work, every class is a different workout to help achieve new goals with your running.   M 63, NM 78  To register contact the Member Service Desk at 708-327-2348.

Visit globalrunningday.org to learn more about Global Running Day.

References

Cattanach, J. (2017, April). 6 Benefits of Running. Retrieved from Active.com: https://www.active.com/running/articles/6-benefits-of-running