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Run every day (2021)

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Re: Run every day (2021)

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Post by slibhb »

I've recently started running every day to train for a marathon (previously 3 days a week). It feels great and I'm sleeping better than ever. Also, weirdly, I'm less stiff/sore now than when I ran less, likely because I've increased my stretching and bought some extra shoes to rotate between.

I'm not sure why running works so well for some people. The article says it's about "claiming time" but that would work equally for most things. My theory is that voluntarily and consistently choosing to do something painful is psychologically healthy. A manageable amount of suffering makes you happier the rest of the time.

Re: Run every day (2021)

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Post by lockhouse »

brigadier132 wrote: post #27
lockhouse wrote: post #8

I’d generalize that to do some cardio exercise everyday. There’s nothing special about running versus say swimming, cycling, or even a brisk walk.

I disagree, there is nothing that quite gets my heartrate up as much as running. I had been doing very low intensity cycling and walking for two years and decided it was about time to get back to being able to run 5k without stopping. Adding the running in had a very quick effect on my day to day experience. I think the people that advocate for 80-20 low intensity / high intensity have it right.

Personally I find running to be too high impact to do every day, so I mix my cardio up a bit with lower impact activities.

Re: Run every day (2021)

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Post by jvm___ »

mgkimsal wrote: post #45
jvm___ wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can't talk on the phone. I can't fold laundry. I can't eat. I can't read blogs. I can listen to podcasts and music; that's about it. You can talk to whoever you're running with... Middle-age friends lifehack: Join your local running group. Spending an hour a week jogging with people, where there's nothing else to do other than talk about running. Except talking about running means you talk about the places you've b…

I'm in a local run group. I can't really run and keep up with folks. Occasionally I do a slower run/walk with folks, but people don't always want to be that slow (for me). It's also something that is only convenient once a week or so - doesn't answer the issue around the rest of the time.

Most groups are an out and back type thing. Maybe keep showing up at the start and be back for chatting afterwards?

The bold thing to do is to start your own run/walk group. My local one started with someone who lived outside the city and wanted people to run with in town.

Re: Run every day (2021)

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Post by JimDabell »

woeirua wrote: post #39

Honestly, running a mile a day, every day, would do more for most people's health than just about any other change they could make. And most people can run a single mile in less than 20 minutes. The benefits of short exercise are well documented. 20 minutes a day could add years to your lifespan. Do most people realize that?

> most people can run a single mile in less than 20 minutes.

A mile in twenty minutes is the average walking speed, so anybody who can run at all should be able to do it in that time.

Re: Run every day (2021)

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Post by JimDabell »

yjftsjthsd-h wrote: post #16

I thought you were supposed to take a day off between any exercise so your body had a chance to finish fixing your muscles? Or is it just that a single mile is below the threshold of impact that's covered by a regular night's sleep?

It’s good to have rest days, but you don’t need a rest day after every single run, especially if it’s only a mile. A moderately healthy person should be able to run a mile every day without any problems. And if you do it every day then your body will get used to it very quickly.

Re: Run every day (2021)

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Post by ar_lan »

beebmam wrote: post #28
ar_lan wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> You don’t see this kind of oblivious nonsense from someone who likes powerlifting But you do. You see this with essentially every type of exercise modality. * Powerlifters say cardio is of the devil and anybody who does it is actively losing all muscle in their body. * CrossFitters will leap at every opportunity to tell you how amazing it is - or at least that was the case a decade ago. * Brazilian Jiu Jitsu people…

There are also contrarians who just like to go against the grain, no matter what it is. Can you point out some of the flaws with your argument?

Indeed, there are folks who seem to seek out a problem in everything they read - usually to present themselves as smarter than the OP.

> Can you point out some of the flaws with your argument?

I think the only argument against what I said that is reasonable, but also applies to the person I responded to, would be that it is an over-generalization and not the case for the overwhelming majority of people who perform some activity.

Re: Run every day (2021)

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Post by darkclouds »

mgkimsal wrote: post #49
darkclouds wrote: post #38

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> I hit my apple watch 'rings' - 730 cals, 30 min exercise - 400 days in a row. It was time consuming, and often boring, but I did it. Then stopped. It didn't bring me any great satisfaction or insight or whatnot. You dont mention your diet, which could explain why you stopped.

It's... OK. But... I just stopped because trying to hit that every... single... day - rain/shine/snow, while traveling on the road, etc... it just became ... boring. Well... some days "inconvenient" was a better term.

I've found iron to be quite stimulating, it can make any couch potato get up and do some exercise, but the risk of tearing muscles becomes very real its scary.

Re: Run every day (2021)

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Post by mediaman »

hombre_fatal wrote: post #6

Kind of a self important anecdote to make up in the first paragraph. A table of people snickering at someone for saying they run a mile per day. And doing so because they all thought of OP’s super impressive half marathons.

Right. As if half marathons are supposed to be something in a wholly different universe than running a mile a day? It's great exercise, and I personally wouldn't want to do more than a half marathon, since the health benefits seem to be kind of limited and injury rates start creeping up. But someone who runs a mile a day is in reasonable shape, and the distance in fitness from a mile a day to running a half marathon isn't so great.

In contrast, I know people who do ultramarathons, running 50+ miles at a stretch, and I simply cannot imagine it. I'm impressed with people who do: the training, the determination. You can't just wing that. You can't do it on a whim. A half marathon you can do a half-ass job preparing for, and it won't be fun, and you'll feel bad afterward, but it'll be doable. Different categories.

Re: Run every day (2021)

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Post by JimDabell »

quaffapint wrote: post #32

While I agree with getting out there and getting the heart rate up to provide both physical and mental health benefits I'm way too leery of repeated high impact activities on 'delicate' joints like my knees. I'd much rather hike, bike, row, etc.

That’s a popular misconception. Running is actually good for your knees, assuming you aren’t particularly obese.

Re: Run every day (2021)

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Post by [deleted] »

atoav wrote: post #50
pavlov wrote: post #5

Why are people who run so obnoxiously self-important about it? This post makes no effort to explain why running is supposed to be the center of a human being’s mental universe. People who happen to love running seem unable to understand that it’s not the same for everyone. You don’t see this kind of oblivious nonsense from someone who likes powerlifting or pastel drawing or making sushi.

My whole family runs (including sub 3h marathons) and not a single one of them writes online about running. As far as I can tell they are not self-important, they just run. I also run, and compared to the rest of the family even more under the radar: I do no contests ever, I run alone, I run at night. If I ever speak to someone about it, it is because they asked or because it was the topic of the conversation before…

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