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Top 5 Beginner’s Running Tips

Running, running, running. Love it or hate it, everywhere you go these days, anytime of day, be it in the city or the middle of a desert, you can pretty much guarantee there’ll be some huffing, puffing, pain faced Paula Radcliffe wannabe rumbling on by, trying to fast track their way to some type of fitness utopia.

We’re all doing it aren’t we. Whether we’re simply trying to lose weight or looking to challenge ourselves in one of the seemingly endless organised events taking place throughout the year, it appears that running, the oldest and purest form of exercise, is looking stronger than ever and still the first port of call of fitness seekers young and old everywhere.

Now there’s no doubt that running is good for our health; the benefits are endless. Almost everyone can do it, trained or not. It enables us to raise our heart rates higher, and more significantly, keep them there longer than any other forms of exercise, which of course helps both in regards to weight loss and fitness, with the added bonus of it being completely free, as let’s face it, who’s not up for a bit of free anything.

So, for all it’s good points, and easy accessibility, how come the streets are awash with unfulfilled promises, grimaced expressions and what sometimes appears to be a higher casualty rate than both the first and second world wars put together?

Well, as simple and natural a form of exercise as running is, there are a few key basic errors that every new runner has made at some point in their lifetime resulting in either stagnated progression, reduced motivation, or at worse, one of the typical injuries signifying and end to any form of training in the short term. This is why it’s important to follow personal training tips from the experts.

There are a few simple rules that if followed will see even the most unlikely of athletic types through their first months of training and out the other side, fitter, faster, stronger and feeling all of the great benefits, both mental and physical, that running gives millions of people worldwide.