YOURE NEVER TO OLD TO RUN!

If you have started to receive birthday cards saying things like, "wrinkled was not one of the things i wanted to be when i grew up!" you may be one of many who have convinced themselves its too late to take up running. Or if you already run, you might be starting to fret that your future running career will be littered with PW (personal worst . In both instances, you'd be wrong. As countless studies (and case studies!) show, age is no barrier to running, and many runners actually find themselves getting faster with age.

Here are several reasons why, when it comes to running, age really is just a number...of Exeter  "Our recent studies suggest that even if you start running at 40 there are huge health benefits," he says. "Study participants who trained for just two hours a week over 16 weeks showed marked improvements in their aerobic fitness, and also had lowered blood pressure and cholesterol levels. In Denmark, We not only have older runners but 70- and 80- year old football player.

Yes, You Can!
"Many older women tell me they can't run, many have no real medical reason! It could be their muscles are too tight and they feel pain when they run, maybe they're out of cardiovascular shape and get out of breathe when they run. Or maybe they need to register for a small race, so they can feel motivated to run. For the majority of women, its a matter of getting their running education and once they have the knowledge, they'll typically grow to love running! Some dont start running until late 40's.

Use Your Life Experience...
At 40, you have far more life experience than women in their 20's or 30's.Having overcome challenges and obstacles  your more like to have the up and go.  You would stick with it, indiscipline  be patient, persevere and have better time management.

Boost Joint Health.
Worried that running will damage your knees as you get older? Fear not it can actually protect them.Running causes a strengthening of ligaments, tendons and muscles surrounding the knees, this becomes stronger and helps prevent joint injury.

High Pain Threshold.
Older runners are far more likely to cope with discomfort when running. This is because the chance are high that you have given birth once or several times. A lot of women say, experience the pain during a 10k or marathon is not as horrendous as child birth!

Age Proof Your Body.
You may think your too old once you pass your 40th birthday, but actually its a brilliant time to start as research from America have shown the more active you are the more likely you would have an enhanced anti-oxidant defence system. Anti-oxidants combat the free radical damage that can lead to an acceleration of the ageing process and the development of Cancer and other illnesses.

So its never too late! There are many benefits to keeping active and improving your cardiovascular fitness.

Happy Exercising Ladies and Gents of cause.