My first advice advice is geared towards beginners out there, but can also be applied to more experienced runners. Set realistic and achievable goals, both long and short, write these goals, the short-term goals, plan how many miles you want to do that week, if an experienced runner, it can be as high as 60/70 miles including 2 runs on one day. While the beginner, it may just be a gentle 2 mile jog 3 times a week. For long-term goals for advanced runners, pick a race that you enter in a few months time and set realistic goals, for example, during 34 minutes in a 10 km race. For beginners, it may just be to finish the race. I suggest you keep a diary of your path, it allows you to analyze how they have improved considerably over the past months of training and you will find it helps you motivated and gives you pleasure as you can see your progress!
If you set yourself realistic goals in the short term and long term, this will help keep you motivated and will lead to success, the secret is slowly being built, if you set yourself goals that are far fetched, and increase in intensity and distance too fast, then you are on a fast track for injury!
In conclusion, set yourself realistic goals, it gives you the motivation and also allows you to keep track of your progress as you achieve your goals and continue to set higher and higher goals until you reach your peak!
My second tip is to reduce stress in your life and so perform to your full potential. It is reported that more than 50% of sick leave from work due to stress, it is quite a fact that this is really not good for you, and leads to several health problems. First, stress leads to high blood pressure which in turn leads to heart disease, it also encourages strokes! Furthermore, all young people should be aware that high stress can lead to impotence, and leads to depression, lethargy, as well as stomach ulcers and indigestion!
So this is my second top tip, everyday, set about an hour at least to de-stress, everybody releases stress in different ways, and exercise is the obvious choice to help you fit while reducing endorphins! Other methods may include hitting a punch bag, listening to music, having a relaxing bath, also maybe just getting a few extra hours of sleep at night! Not getting enough sleep contributes to the
By unwinding daily, you are likely to suffer fewer heart problems later in life, and feeling a lot more energy and improve your body's ability to recover, and you need a lot more productive at work!
My third advice is particularly aimed at the runners out there, not just running and running every week, no new activities as an alternative, such as biking / swimming. This is known as cross training, for example, replace a small alternative weekly exercises. This reduces the boredom of doing the same old routine, you are encouraged to learn and develop new skills and hobbies. This allows muscle groups and certain parts of the body (eg knee) to be rested which usually get pounded when running and working other muscle groups that are usually ignored, it leads to better overall condition! Furthermore, as usual muscles for running is stopped, reducing the chance of injury because it gives those muscles a much needed time to recover!
Follow these three tips for a happier and healthier life! Happy Running!
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