Many people think that running in the morning is excessive stress for the body (you might think that a cigarette and a cup of coffee on an empty stomach are not physiological stress!). They say that the body did not cheer up after a night’s rest, metabolic processes are slowed down, and physical activity at this time of the day will do more harm than good. For these reasons, many prefer to run in the evening, when all body systems have already entered the regular operating mode.
Meanwhile, running in the morning is definitely useful if you follow some simple rules. If you are not completely healthy, suffer from chronic diseases, or simply do not feel well, you must definitely undergo a comprehensive medical examination, consult a doctor and then contact a professional instructor who will select the optimal training scheme and an individual load schedule. If this is not done, jogging can really turn into serious health problems. Particular caution should be exercised by those suffering from cardiovascular diseases, hypertension and diabetes. Over time, a well-chosen load can seriously alleviate the symptoms of these diseases, but at first, a sharp change in lifestyle and uncontrolled training can greatly worsen well-being.
Many argue that they simply do not have enough time to run in the morning. At the same time, they forget that, from the point of view of the body’s resources, running in the evenings can also be quite harmful: a person is exhausted, tired, all metabolic systems are preparing for sleep, especially if the work was associated with physical labor or powerful psychological stress. In addition, according to environmentalists, in the evenings in large cities the air is much dirtier, and in fact the lungs of a runner filter quite significant volumes of it. However, no matter what time a person chooses to run, it is in any case more useful than not training at all. The main thing is to get together and start, and then you can already choose an individual time for training, depending on the work schedule and your own well-being. Some runners, starting with evening runs, gradually moved the run to the morning.
In the morning, blood sugar levels are quite low, so before jogging it is advisable to drink a glass of mineral water with honey or eat some light fruit, for example, small apple.
Choose your terrain carefully. It is good if it is a park, a forest or a country country road. In a pinch, the nearest stadium will do, although many find running in the morning in circles depressing.
During training, you can not “chase speed.” You need to carefully listen to your own body: the allowable load for each specific day depends on the weather, on the dinner you ate the day before, on whether you slept well and when you went to bed, and on other days the body refuses to withstand the usual load for no apparent reason at all. If jogging is too hard, it can be alternated with brisk walking. You can run slower, but longer, or, conversely, less, but faster. A very varied and individualized load is allowed, and it is worth using all its possibilities.
After running, take a warm shower.
Over time, running in itself will become a pleasure and a reward, but at first, additional incentives are simply necessary, especially if you have been indifferent to sports for a long time.
A good incentive to continue classes will be a friendly company during a morning run. Many could not resist the desire to sleep longer and skip a workout. If they had the right partner, it would make them get up and leave the house in time. Pier-Luigi Colina, the famous football referee, wrote in his book that he found running alone in the morning too boring and exhausting. If friends have not been convinced, it makes sense to sign up for a gym where there are treadmills. In this case, skipping a workout is fraught with tangible material losses, and this perfectly complements willpower. Running on a treadmill also helps out in bad weather or during the cold season. You can’t skip classes, because aerobic training, especially in running in the morning, the regularity of the load plays a critical role. In this case, a gym membership will cost a little more than a set of special sportswear for outdoor running.