{"id":18739,"date":"2023-06-01T13:00:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/squad\/?p=18739"},"modified":"2025-10-10T22:14:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T22:14:17","slug":"5-reasons-to-start-running-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/running\/5-reasons-to-start-running-now\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons to Start Running Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Running is not just a great way to improve physical health, but it can also keep the mind sharp. For by<br \/>\npromoting the growth of new brain cells, reducing stress and anxiety, improving focus and attention span, and providing social and emotional benefits, running is a powerful tool for maintaining cognitive function and<br \/>\noverall mental well-being.<\/p>\n<h3>1. It reduces the risk of cancer<\/h3>\n<p>Research has shown that regular running can help lower the chances of having certain types of cancer,<br \/>\nincluding breast, lung, and colon cancer. One way that running helps to reduce the risk of cancer is by helping to maintain a healthy weight. Keeping one&#8217;s weight in a healthy range can reduce the risk of developing cancer.<\/p>\n<h3>2. It helps you live a longer life<\/h3>\n<p>Committing to a regular running routine can improve overall health and reduce the risk of chronic illnesses such as heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. One of the critical ways running can help extend one&#8217;s life is by improving cardiovascular health.<\/p>\n<p>Running is a form of aerobic exercise, which means it increases one&#8217;s heart rate and gets the blood flowing. Regular aerobic exercise can be linked to a lower risk of heart disease.<\/p>\n<h3>3. It is good for your joints<\/h3>\n<p>The impact of running on the joints can help strengthen them and promote their overall health. As the feet hit the ground during running, shock waves travel throughout the body, including the joints. This impact can help stimulate bone and joint growth, increasing their strength and density.<\/p>\n<h3>4. It relieves stress<\/h3>\n<p>When a person runs, their heart rate increases, and their breathing becomes more rapid. This increase in<br \/>\noxygen intake helps to boost brain function and reduce stress levels.<\/p>\n<h3>5. It keeps your mind sharp<\/h3>\n<p>A study published in the Journal of Physiology found that regular exercise and running can stimulate the<br \/>\nproduction of new neurons in the hippocampus, leading to improved memory and learning ability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Running is not just a great way to improve physical health, but it can also keep the mind sharp. For by promoting the growth of new brain cells, reducing stress and anxiety, improving focus and attention span, and providing social and emotional benefits, running is a powerful tool for maintaining cognitive function and overall mental [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42551,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[706],"tags":[1864,1865],"class_list":["post-18739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-running","tag-reasons-to-start-running","tag-running-benefits"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18739"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43340,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18739\/revisions\/43340"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}