Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows that it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a lion or a gazelle, when the sun comes up you’d better be running. ~Author Unknown. Running is something that most people you talk to are against, and for seemingly good reason! Running is tiring, tough work that most people just don’t care to do, period. But running can slow the effects of aging, help you to relax and smile, sleep better and feel more energized, and help you fight off various diseases and other unhealthy conditions. And I'm really glad that I get the opportunity to …show more content…
First off, running slows the effects of aging. A new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine suggests that regular running slows the effects of aging. Researchers tracked 538 runners over the age of 50 for more than 20 years. The elderly runners had fewer disabilities and a longer span of active life. Nineteen years into the study, 34% of the non-runners had died, whereas only 15% of the runners had died. Both groups became more disabled after 21 years of aging, but for runners, the disabilities started later, 16 years later in fact. Both showing that the runners’ bodies deteriorated slower than non-runners. Slowing the effects of aging is more of a long term effect of running though, so what about something here and now, like emotions? Oftentimes in school, teachers will pile on projects and homework on to students until they feel like they’re drowning. Their stress levels rise and usually aren’t very happy either. Luckily running can help you out here. When you start to run, your body releases a bunch of chemicals into the brain. These chemicals are “Feel Good” chemicals, and essentially act like drugs, making you …show more content…
Luckily running can help those number fall! The American Heart Association recommends 40 minutes of moderate to vigorous aerobic activity, aka running, three to four times a week in order to naturally lower blood pressure and cholesterol. While running for your heart, you’re also giving your immune system a boost, strengthening its abilities to fight off infection. And while knocking out those minor illnesses, you’re fighting some huge ones as well. Strong evidence by the National Cancer Institute points to physically active people having a lower risk of developing colon and breast cancer. Also it may offer some protection against endometrial, lung, and prostate cancers as well. As you can see, running is not this evil, destructive source of punishment that should be banned worldwide, but rather, a helpful, benevolent thing to all humans. Running slows the effects of aging, helps you to relax and smile, makes you get better sleep and feel more energized, and keeps you safe from illnesses and other bad conditions. So next time someone asks you to go on a run, ask yourself this: Do I want to live a youthful, energy filled, happy and healthy life? Because if so, well, you know what to
In the article by Gretchen Reynolds, Gretchen talks about how by just running an hour a day you are adding on seven hours to your life. Running is the best exercise you can do to improve your life expectancy. It doesn’t matter if you are a slow runner or you smoke and drink, you can still add up to three years to your life by taking the time to get outside and run. Research was done to prove this point. A study was conducted at the Cooper Institute in Dallas. Researchers found that even as little as five minutes of running a day could increase your lifespan. Of course running does not make you immortal but it does benefit your health in other ways as well. Running involves many parts of our bodies. The muscles in your
Having escaped rule from a tyrannical British government, the United States was founded on ideals of freedom and equality for all people. These fantasies of universal egalitarianism turned out to be merely that: fantasies. American history is full of stories of the oppressed struggling to get the rights they deserve and of the controversy over these issues that consequently ensues. “The Hypocrisy of American Slavery” by Frederick Douglass and “We Shall Overcome” by Lyndon B. Johnson are two speeches made confronting two of these issues. Douglass’s speech, delivered in 1852, condemns the institution of slavery and maintains that slaves are men and are therefore entitled to freedom. Johnson’s speech, on the other hand, was written in 1965 and discussed the civil rights movement. In it, he implored local governments to allow all American citizens, regardless of race, to vote. Despite the significant gap in time between these two addresses, both speakers use similar persuasive techniques, including ethos, pathos, and parallelism, to convince their audience that change needs to be implemented in America.
The running phenomenon has blended into society in many different aspects of our lives. This does not only include track and field, but also cross country, road-racing, and jogging for health and leisure. Many Americans make running an essential part of their day. Running is not only good for your heart and lungs, but it is very beneficial for relieving stress, keeping your metabolism high, and keeping you trim and muscular. Another expanding characteristic of running is using it as a social experience. It is a part of people’s routine to meet with friends and to catch up with one another.
There is enough discrimination against us, and feeling alienated leads to recidivism. I served my sentence. I paid my debt to society. Why am I still doing time?" - Perry Hopkins, convicted felon and current community organizer for Communities United, talking about voting rights in Maryland.
not running as it was designed to do, than the hormones, desires and basic needs
During Donald Trump’s illusive campaign to be the forty-fifth President of the United States of America, Trump was notorious for making discriminatory, misogynistic, and outright inexcusable disclosures directed towards the Muslim community, the Hispanic community, reporters, women, and so on. Although there is a rich number of photos or videos to choose from, Trump’s Cinco De Mayo photo of himself enjoying a Taco Bowl in Trump Tower intends to carry a political message for the Hispanic community. Furthermore, Trump himself posted this photo to his own Twitter account, saying: “Happy #CincoDeMayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill. I love Hispanics!” Correspondingly, to understand this photo, or to make the photo utter the unspoken
I was born in Dallas, Texas but when I was 3 years old I was taken to my parents’ home country, Mexico. My mother took my younger sister and me to Mexico while my father stayed in the United States and worked to provide for us. I spend 6 years in Mexico and I went to school there. I had an amazing childhood in the place my parents were born and had the opportunity to grow up around my family and culture. I became a fond lover of the traditions and the peaceful life of what I consider my country. I have many amazing memories from living in Mexico. The way everything called for a celebration where everyone was invited. The dedication that every festival I attended showed. Simply all the traditions that even when I live miles away from Mexico have stuck with me, things I still celebrate with my family every year. I love to be able to call myself Mexican American and to be able to share my parents. My love for Mexican culture plays a role in my decision to want to go to Spain. I want to see where some of the customs I know originated from and see where my ancestors came from.
Three main conclusion of the article are the hippocampus of runner’s is vastly different than sedentary animals, physical exercise reduces anxiety in humans, and active people might have less stress and undesirable. First, Gretchen Reynolds announces that scientists are testing mice to figure out how mice release their anxiety like the human, and they are comparing and contracting animals to the human. For example, runner’s brain is associated with the procession of emotions, and it involved with thinking and memory. On the other hand, sedentary animals keep holding on anxiety at bay. Second, physical exercise reduces people anxiety because after people are completing exercise, they are sweating out the stress and worry problems. Thus, when the people are finishing exercise, they look more fresh than before. Finally, active people have less stress and undesirable because they don’t have time to think about problems and their brain are focusing on
The study participants included 55,137 men and women ranging from eighteen to one hundred years old. The study was executed by performing a compressive exam on each of the participants. The exam included a resting blood pressure, total cholesterol, blood glucose, BMI, and cardiorespiratory fitness level which was measured with an exercise test using a treadmill. A questionnaire was then administered to assess each individual's level of physical activity, how often each individual runs each week and the duration of each run in minutes. Participants were monitored from the date of the baseline examination through their date of death. The results concluded that in comparison to nonrunners, runners had a forty five percent lower risk of all-cause mortality, and mortality caused by cardiovascular disease. This association was concluded regardless of age, sex, smoking alcohol history, BMI, or comorbidities. In addition non-runners had an average lower life expectancy of approximately three
As serene as Homestead Meadows South may seem, gorgeous places also have its detriments. A con that the Montana Vista area obtains is that it is infested with vagrant dogs since it is a “hot spot” to dump dogs. However, it is starting to have an alter on the logic of innumerable individuals. After all, the excessive amount of dogs getting hit by a fast moving vehicle causes people to not fully acknowledge the fact that roadkill has become a vast problem in our community! In addition, roadkill is often resulted when the owners of that dog does not have the suitable fencing, the owners do not watch or care for their dogs, former owners disown their dogs due to exclusive treatments and care, stray dogs may over populate and they have pups wandering
Physical wellness is involved three significant segments: cardiorespiratory persistence, bulky wellness, and adaptability. Each of these parts could be measurably enhanced with proper sorts of activity, regardless of your age!
Central Idea: Running is a positive way to better health, and there are many opportunities to run in races.
In a world of many political, social and moral issues, I believe that people should back the president in his attempts to secure our border. Without protection of our borders we are open to terrorist attacks. I completely disagree with Henry David Thoreau’s motto that “that government is best which governs least”(Thoreau 369). If Trump was not allowed to try to keep our country safe by protecting our borders, our nation could easily be attack and leaving people to feel unsafe. While I believe that most muslims are not terrorist, I think that it is necessary to have travel bans for some countries in order to keep the American people safe.
It’s college graduation day and the graduates have just finished their walks across the stage. The future looks bright and the stress of classes has finally come to an end for most of the students. This day is a day full of joy for most, but for those who didn’t receive scholarships or grants; this day also marks the day that reality hits. For those who were lucky enough to get student loans now comes the time when those loans need to start being paid on. Through all of the excitement, the elephant in the room still remains; how will they possibly begin to pay the tens of thousands of dollars that they owe for the education they just finished?
Moving from one place to another is a necessity for almost every living organism. Whether it be sliding, walking, jumping, crawling, or flying, movement is bound to happen sometime. Humans like to move from place to place quickly without doing any work. Since running is work, humans generally avoid it if possible. There tends to be some unfavorable expression like a grimace or a sigh accompanying the quote, “I think I have to go running.” Although hated among many people throughout the world, the positive sides of running can be enough to turn the lazy into the hardworking. Running is an excellent choice for physical and mental enhancement because it keeps one active, relieves stress, and is a good self-esteem booster.