Re: I don't know if I could handle running
08/26/05 09:03 AM
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Sorry, just saw this....as a Health/PE teacher, you actually should NEVER stretch your muscles cold. Walk for 2 minutes or so, or LIGHTLY jog and then stop and stretch (heck, I have my students do 50 jumping jacks before they stretch sometimes but it at least gets the muscles warmer). You need to get the blood flowing and heart rate up a small amount first. And, really make sure you stretch afterwards again. I am a former cross country runner too when I was younger and I can't touch my toes either!! And, that is bad, b/c tight hamstring muscles can cause lower back pain!!
As far as the weight, and me personally, running does not instantly cause me to lose weight. I run for 20 minutes a day and I weigh the same as I always have (since my junior year in high school to be exact.) Plus, you are building more MUSCLE, which is good for so many things when you start exercising.
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