Men Running

For many men starts running out, they start with an 'informal' peek in the mirror. You can have looked in the mirror masses of times before, but then one day, in an unguarded moment, you catch a glimpe of yourself as others see you.

Chubby , lumpish, with a semi beach ball of a stomach overhanging the trousers and making even your most pricey suits and pants appear unwell fitting. The daily ritual of donning socks leaves you breathless because there is a massive layer of fat in the way. Or a tell story image of a handful of your chums seated together shows only you with a prominent waistline. You make the choice then and there, the stomach must go, so you make a decision to take up running.

Now men running is a reasonably common sight, but getting started is difficult. Once the first excitement of purchasing the branded trainers and the Breathetec running vest and shorts has been accomplished, you're still left with the inevitable and unpleasant fact that to take up running, you have to start running.

That takes backbone, bravery, willpower, effort, discomfort, sweat.

All those things it's much better to lie in bed and forget than basically do. So for many men running, the reasonable thing to do is to first visit the doctor. He will be able to check whether your blood pressure, lungs and ticker, muscles and joints will be prepared to get started. Presuming you get the all clear, there isn't any more excuses. You have the kit, you have the medical green light, it isn't pouring with rain, it's bright and early. Time to take to the streets. The 1st run is the worst. OK, the 1st 10 runs are bad. It should hurt, you're going to breathe, feel ill, feel beat, and ache in places where you forgot you had places. But if you can keep at it, force yourself each morning to hit the tarmac, it starts to get less complicated. It becomes a habit. The mile run you set yourself and wrestled with can extend to a mile and a half, then 2 miles then as your men running fitness improves you are accomplishing 3 miles or more and you're still in your comfort zone. At about that point you have begun to shed pounds, you are feeling lighter, more energetic, pants that before wouldn't meet in the middle without protest, are buttoning up nice and simple. You keep battering the pavements and the figure you are cutting in the mirror becomes glossy, more flexible. Now you don't fear the early morning alarm, you predict it, you need to be out there, with other men running. Even rain and cold will not stop you when you have purchased the habit. Miss a day and you itch to be in your shoes. The rhythmical sound of your breath, the visible landmarks on your run have all become familiar pals. You have evolved into one of those fit men running.