Training for 2021 One America 500 Festival Virtual Mini-Marathon or 5k is no easy feat. But with every step taken, you are taking strides toward overall health and wellness.
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Mental and physical health benefits to running and walking:
- Routine exercise leads to overall health, which in turn leads to maintaining a healthy immune system.
- Running and walking can boost mood by releasing endorphins, a chemical in the body that produces a euphoric feeling or “runner’s high.”
- Running and walking can also reduce stress and anxiety through the secretion of endorphins.
- Aerobic exercise has been shown to decrease overall levels of tension, improve sleep, and improve self-esteem.
- Exercising outdoors clears your mind and keeps you active.
- Running and walking outdoors with exposure to the sun can also boost your Vitamin D levels, which is essential to the immune system to combat viruses. Though Vitamin D won’t prevent contracting a virus, it can help reduce the severity and benefit recovery.
- Running and walking benefit cardiovascular health and maintain weight control.
