The Healthiest Habits

Being pregnant, I cannot exercise as hard as I did, but some relaxing exercises or stretching or walking, I do every day. I’d feel sick and bad otherwise.

Those who run regularly claim that when you feel the beauty of it, you never cease your recreation. I’m not particularly mad about running although I go running from time to time, but I can assure you it’s the case with any type of recreation. When you start practicing something, and when it comes under your skin and in your veins, you cannot skip a single training without sense of being lazy, or regretting for skipping it. It’s my case, and I know it from the experiences of my sister and my friends who practice on a regular basis.

The first thing anybody has to do is to decide on his own exercising tempo. It is important because, doing this, you’ll be saving your energy and you won’t feel fatigued after the first few minutes of your training. For example, if you plan to run for 5 km, keep in mind to run slowly when you start, in this case- to run in slower pace fist 3 km. I’m telling this because the most people when they start running- run fast at the beginning because they are full of energy, and then they- stop! They lose their energy in the first ½ or 1/3 of their route, and they simply walk till the end of the route. I did it myself when I started exercising! Planning the speed of your exercising, you’ll be able to finish your route without pausing. Other things that “save” our energy during running are:

• keeping the body straightened (your shoulders, head, neck…),
• running on the tips of your toes, body slightly leaned forwards,
• running in small steps,
• and above all- breathing! I don’t have a definition of regular breathing technique so I’ll tell you my opinion- every man or woman has his/her own breathing technique and nobody else can tell you which is the best technique for you. Inhale through nose, and exhale through mouth- that’s the basic rule, but how often or how deep- it’s up to you to decide.

On the benefits of running I already wrote, and I know that everybody know which are the benefits. To mention some of them- it lowers high blood pressure, strengthens our bones and muscles, it burns extra calories and fats from our bodies, it enhances our cardiovascular systems and overall health. Also, it helps against stress, fatigue, insomnia and tension.

Irregular running technique can be as bad as not running and not exercising at all. It can lead to serious injuries, therefore, before you go for run- do the warming-up and stretching after the exercising.