Is Running Good Or Bad

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The question, "Is running good or bad for you?" has been a very highly debated topic for many years. Many people say it's bad for you and many say it's good for you. In these articles I have just read, both authors will try to convince you by stating very good facts from reliable sources. They also have some common goals and also agree on things.

Marcelo Gleiser is the author that insists running is good for your health, he starts off by saying many positive facts about running and how it can add years to your life. A great example is "Endurance runners can have hearts that are 50 percent bigger than normal: more muscle to pump blood to those working muscles. Their arteries are wider and more expandable so that more blood can flow. Their …show more content…

Marcelo rebuttal to this is that because your heart is bigger and arteries are wider that even if plaque buildup happens in your body that you will have nothing to worry about because everything is bigger and can handle much more stress, things will still flow just fine. He also states that if you want to lose weight and be able to sustain your weight that running is the best way to do so. He says many runners don't just run for health but they run because it's very relaxing and with running you can actually become a happier person, he says that running helps reduce depression and …show more content…

Kate says this is not excuse to throw away your running shoes, she's says that if you run in moderation and do not over-do it. The health benefits from not over doing running is prevents of "heart disease, high blood pressure, type 1 diabetes, Alzheimer's, dementia, obesity, and premature aging." (James O'Keefe). If you run to much, then you will have many of these health preventions go away. Running to much can and will do more damage than you think.

Some things that both Marcelo Gleiser and Kate Gosselin agree on is that running is good for you. But Marcelo Gleiser says that running all of the time will give you many more health benefits, and Kate Gosselin says that running in moderation will give you more health benefits. They also agree that with running that many people have a much less chance of health related deaths than people that do not run. And that health is not a stable thing. Both Marcelo and Kate both are worried about people health and that's a big reason why they even wrote these

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