How To Start Running

Running is the simplest form of exercise and sports. All you need to do is alternately step on your legs or foot, one time from another, while your body bounce up and down from the ground. It is also the cheapest sports where you only need a sneakers or rubber shoes. You can do it in your backyard or on the street in front of your house or for a longer distance, around the street block where you are residing. You can jog (slow running) easily until you are comfortable with your breathing and rhythm. 

Usually, one has to start by walking. Walking everyday for 30 minutes will initially develop your pace of your steps and the rhythm of your breathing. It is important that while you are walking, you should be able to breath properly. Depending on your intensity and pace of walking, your breathing will increase considerably. While you are walking, your arms should swing forward and backward while you keep your steps in motion. You will observe that once you step on your right foot, the left arm would move forward and with the left foot forward, the right arm moves forward. Because you start by walking, you will observe that the heel portion of your foot should be the first one to hit the ground in every step. This is normal and if it is done repeatedly for 30 minutes, you are doing a good job.

If you are comfortable walking for 30 minutes continuously in the early morning or in the late afternoon, it will take a few days of this daily routine that your movement will become easy and automatic. Don't rush and just take it easy and enjoy your walking. Maybe, after a few days or one week, you can now experiment on a slow jog by lifting your legs from the ground with a quick movement and stepping them on the ground in quick succession. Just lift those feet a few inches from the ground and fold your arms at at 90-degree angle with your upper and lower arm, stand erect with your face looking a few meters ahead, and then you can take successive steps while your body bounce up and down from the ground. After a few days of jogging, you can now lift your legs higher and do some steps with a higher rate or speed, and with a longer stride. And for all you know, you will be running. However, since you are just starting on running, you can alternately do walking and jogging, and try to feel and "listen to your body". Just remember to breath properly and develop some sort of rhythm or beat with your steps/strides and your breathing.

Depending on what type of body form, whether you have more weight in your body or not, you will easily adjust to running. Just remember to start by walking and then progressively go on jogging, and then you will be running with higher number of steps and longer with your strides in the days to come. Allot 30 minutes of your time to do this and you will be happy that you can do an exercise which is beneficial to your health and well-being. 

What are you waiting for? Put on those sneakers and get out from your door!