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Running Seniors: The Hard Truth

There are many running techniques used when running long or short distances. The reasons why you run may not be the same for another individual. Some people run because they have made it a routine in the morning in their desire to kip fit. Others run for no particular reason. There are many health benefits associated with running. Running can help reduce the cholesterol and body fats in your body. Another benefit of running is reduced risk of heart disease.

Exercise is an effective tool to aging if used properly. Running can improve your muscle tone, posture and strength, cardiovascular fitness and increase flexibility. It can also help strengthen your bones and joints. Exercises that focus on strengthening and stretching the muscles of the shoulders, knees and core may enable you to work out more consistently and harder.

When you lose fat you lose love handles and your body changes from being lumpy to shapely. The act of running however can cause your skin to sag. This is because as you run your body is pounding against the ground every time your foot hits the ground. The up and down motion may cause your skin to loosen with time.

If you are a bit older and then you lose a lot of weight through running you may have a wrinkly skin. Running to lose weight a little at a time and not drastically may reduce the visible effects of lost weight on the kin. Maintaining this routine can give your body time to adjust to the loss of fat and minimize the visible sagging on your face.

Exposure of the skin to the elements of weather may also cause advanced aging. While you run you should ensure your face is protected from too much sun exposure and wind. Moreover, too much exercise may make you look old especially if you lose too much weight. Seniors who run in hope of achieving a slighter younger body by losing a lot of weight than necessary may seem older.

At the end of the day, running makes your whole body look good. If you are specifically looking at the face you may see a few wrinkles but you may feel beautiful both inside and outside, and younger. You feel the way you look and when you look good you feel good even if it means gaining a few wrinkles for it.

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