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Tag: running

  • Jogging and Longevity

    jogging_and_longevityNot only does exercise help our brains as we age, it also adds years to that brain's [and body's] functioning!!

    I wrote about moving as a way to stave off Alzheimer's Disease – and here is another bit of research that shows how we can increase our lifespan.

    Regular running increases the average life expectancy of men and women by about six years….

    Jogging delivered multiple health benefits, including raised oxygen uptake, increased insulin sensitivity, higher levels of ‘good’ HDL cholesterol, lowered blood pressure and reduced blood clotting.

    Between an hour and two-and-a-half hours of moderately paced jogging a week – undertaken over two to three sessions – was ideal…

    We CAN get older better!!

    Go out and jog a bit today – your body will love for this – and so will your brain!

     

    Thoughts? comments? Thank you!!

  • More About That Running

    I have been running several times a week since I got my new shoes…I love them that much…they make me feel like dancing – oh yes like running 😀

    Gave them a work out the other day – mud, wet sidewalks, wet grass and city streets….That day was more of a fast walking pace than running and I realized that my walking is now easily faster. The running has improved my walking and has made my dog happier as well as he is getting much more exercise.

    Here are some photos of me and dog after one such run and a close up of the shoes which can be bought online at:
    http://www.onlineshoes.com
    [I liked the shoes so much I told them I’d give their site a mention here :D]



    When you take a picture of yourself with a remote – the remote is visible [in my right hand]

    Sam the dog is happily chewing his rawhide bone while lying on his soft bed.

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  • Running – again – again?

    I posted about running again last summer…did start then and went for many runs – some with a neighbor. Then it got cold, wet, snowy, slushy and well – all those things I use as excuses. Tried some treadmill running but that was short -lived as well.

    So here we are in February and I’ve gotten back to running. The reason? I got a brand new pair of really neat running shoes to test.

    Have you ever read Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury? I felt like that 12-year-old with his new sneakers. I remembered when I was a kid and got new sneakers. That feeling of I can do anything…run, jump, play any kind of ball…I was invincible!

    Well these new shoes made me feel that way again and made me remember the book – [lost many moves ago as it’s no longer in my possession]

    The first day I took dog with me and we did a slow run/jog/walk and I felt like I could go on forever…the shoes had me feel like I was capable of flying. Over the next few days, we [dog and I] added distances and speeds to our morning routine and then one day there was ice on the road.. Yup we are still having grrr winter at times 😀

    So what did we do? I ran faster on the icy road to see how good the traction was and it was better than other shoes I had worn this year…even though they are all the same brand.

    Then yesterday we ran a long distance and we did a lot of it at a fast clip – fast for me is not as fast as for a real runner – but it was or felt like it was faster than I had ever run. In the same afternoon dog and I took a long walk – neither of us was tired..and that was a big wow – running really is a good thing to do…

    An aside – on one of our first runs with these new shoes I realized that my dog and I are the same age 😀 – I’ve had dogs get this old but as I said in my last few posts – this is new for me….

    Next I will go for a run without the dog – if I tell you it’s a male dog you might understand why it’s hard to keep up a running pace.

    To be continued

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  • Top 100 list – and this blog is on it!

    I got an email today from a group, Nursing School Search, that listed the top 100 women’s health blogs and said this one was on the list!

    It’s down there at #78 – in the category called Fit and Healthy over 40….

    Here’s the link: top 100 womens health blogs

    Thank you…

    And PS – I did go for a mile run/walk this morning…it was such fun that I’ll do it again and at some point it will be more run than walk 🙂

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