5 Reasons Why You Should Start Running

Lets face it we all have a love hate relationship with running (some of us more than others). However, running proves to be a great way to exercise that has many benefits. Running helps you mentally and physically and after a rough day, a run just may be the way to relieve your stress! (Or if you have time in the morning it's a great way to wake yourself up and get ready to take on the day!). Also, running is an exercise anyone can do anywhere so it's convenient and easy to get done. I realize that not everyone is thrilled to go out for a 5 mile run, but even running 20-30 minutes a day can really be beneficial to your health and mental attitude. Here's how:




1. Fitness
Running helps you get in shape and is one of the easiest ways to achieve your ideal body weight. Not only does it help with your outside appearance, but it also helps with your bodily functions. Also, running is the base of many sports so once you are in shape you are capable of being a more competitive player. Or you can take part in many other adventurous activities (hiking, rock climbing, ect.) with your new found endurance!
 
2. Health Benefits

Studies have shown that running can help prevent obesity, high blood pressure, some cancers and other risks. While running is not a cure, it is an easy way to exercise that shows the best results for preventing these ailments. Running helps maintain the elasticity of your arteries which reduces your risk for a heart attack or stroke.














3. FOOD!
On average you burn 500 calories by running for 30 minutes. If you constantly run during the week you can eat more food (including my favorite, CARBS) without feeling guilty. By far this is my favorite benefit of running because I know after a long run I can eat much more than the suggested 2,000 calories a day to make up for the calories I burned. Bring on the pasta!



4. Helps you live longer
Unlike the chocolate in Spongebob, running can actually prolong your life! Your muscles and bones grow stronger by maintaining this physical activity and you are less likely to have weak muscles or osteoporosis as you age. Researchers say non-smokers who run for around 30 minutes each day, five times a week live three years longer than the average person.











5. Positive Attitude!
Running is proved to enhance your mood. After a hard workout or run I always feel accomplished and less stressed. On a run I am able to clear my thoughts and release all my worries.While running you release hormones, endocannabinoids and endorphins, that can even improve the mood of someone with depression (and sometimes it works better than anti-depressant medication). This is commonly known as the runners high because the endorphins released create a sense of euphoria. So while you may dread tying up those laces and thinking of the miles ahead of you, you will feel great at the end of the run.








Sources: http://www.runnersworld.com/health/6-ways-running-improves-your-health?page=single
http://www.therunnersguide.com/benefitsofrunning/

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Comet bleach! After Google asks if I made an error by searching for Comet Blecha, Ads for a cleaner with tough cleaning action pops up. If you continue down the list however, you will find site after site of my running past. Mile splits, high jump heights, and cross-country results that show accurate descriptions of my athletic aspect of my life. You'll even find my other academic achievements(NHS ect.) and Facebook account, but besides that I don't have much of an e-identity. When you scroll through Google images you won't find any actual pictures of me or things I was involved in (other than a few Prezis I have made in the past). Instead you'll find images of the Comet Lovejoy and other random pictures as well.

Other than these few facts posted about my life it shows that I don't have much of an online persona, which doesn't bother me. I like that in order to get more information about me you have to actually get to know me. While I do have a Facebook and Instagram, you need to friend me to see my profile and if I don't know you it's likely that I won't be hitting the accept button.

While searching for myself online I learned that although I am social and love the social media I have, I'm not really involved in keeping people updated with what I'm up to (other than Istagram posts). I rarely post statuses on Facebook to keep my friends updated because I know my friends I keep in contact with already know what's going on with me. I do post a lot of pictures to keep family updated, but also because I like adding to my profile. I don't know why our society is fixated on online profiles and opening up our lives for anyone to see, but I am guilty of it too.

Opression in Romance

Romantic comedies continue the old fashioned stereotypes of women in the very movies we love to watch. The women in these movies are often portrayed as crazy, controlling attention seekers and for some reason we get a laugh out of these insecure characters.

One of my favorite movies is 27 Dresses and the main character, Jane, is obsessed with weddings and proves powerless to her consuming love for her boss, George. Jane displays the typical OCD woman who is in control of everything, except her love life. She proves to be completely passive when it comes to confronting George about her feelings to the point where, as the audience, you become completely frustrated with her character. Movies like this give you hope since you realize how frustrating the situation is;however, characters like her exist in real life. Jane models a woman who can't function without knowing if their dream guy would approve (even if it's not relevant) and never takes action. It bothers me that she is a character consumed by a man and feels the need to wait on him hand and foot. Jane even betrays her sister,Tess(even though she kind of deserves it...) because she was so in "love" with George that she didn't want to see him happy with anyone else. These movies push us back toward our past of dependent women, stereotypes of women only dreaming of our wedding(or even being in a friend's wedding just to be apart of that world) and putting men back into the center of our lives.

I don't blame guys for dreading the moment when we answer our choice of movie for the night is 27 Dresses or some other romantic comedy. In the movies the men usually sweep the women off their feet or know exactly what to say and it creates an unfair expectation for men. Because of these movies woman seek the "perfect man" and when they pursue someone in real life (wishing their man could be more like Kevin Doyle) they become disappointed when their romance doesn't quite compare. While many guys don't like romantic comedies purely because they think it's boring, I think they also might not approve of how the men are portrayed in them as well.

All this being said I will still watch romantic comedies because it's my go to for movies/entertainment and I will continue to smile when the guy gets the girl at the end.