...running do to keep you healthy?

Answer by Professional Peanut Taste Tester
Submitted on 4/5/2004
Rating:	Rate this answer:
I'm no expert but what I wrote below sounds sensible enough... Running is a combination of aerobic and anaerobic exercise, depending on how you run of course. I don't remember my high-school biology enough to explain the difference except that anaerobic conditions exist with a lack of oxygen. This is when your muscles use more oxygen than your blood stream can provide. This can be a good thing. If you don't push your limits you're not going to reap the benefits. Your heart is muscle and needs to be exercised just like anything else. The way you exercise it is to increase your heartrate through exercise. As you exercise, your muscles require more oxygen. Oxygen is transported in the blood stream so when you're muscles ask for more oxygen, the heart pumps harder and faster in order to supply it. Your body also has a lot of very, very tiny blood vessels. The word corpsicle comes to mind but I don't remember if that's the right word or if my spelling is correct. Anyway, a hard-working heart will help expand these tiny blood vessels and even help create new pathways. I think I read this in Science or Scientific American years ago. Similiarly, lungs are filled with a boat-load of air sacs. I think these air sacs can close up or fill with fluid or something. Heavy breathing and repeated exercise helps re-open these sacs and flush out the goo.

FAQS.ORG makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of the posts. Each post is the personal opinion of the poster. These posts are not intended to substitute for medical, tax, legal, investment, accounting, or other professional advice. FAQS.ORG does not endorse any opinion or any product or service mentioned mentioned in these posts.

<< Back to general questions

[ Home | FAQ-Related Q&As | General Q&As | Answered Questions ]

Question by Paulina
Submitted on 9/8/2003
Related FAQ: N/A
Rating:	Rate this question:
What does running do to keep you healthy?

Answer by KUCK
Submitted on 10/29/2004
Rating: Not yet rated	Rate this answer:
RUNNING HELPS YOUR EJACULATION COME OUT UR ASS

Answer by chris
Submitted on 3/2/2005
Rating: Not yet rated	Rate this answer:
running helps you to eats shoes

Answer by Jules
Submitted on 4/24/2005
Rating: Not yet rated	Rate this answer:
Running helps your heart because it prevents you from getting a disease called Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) and a heart attack. It helps because the more you run the more blood you pump.

Answer by Pie
Submitted on 5/18/2005
Rating: Not yet rated	Rate this answer:
Mm'kay. Running helps build leg muscle and keeps your heart and lungs healthy. If you don't do any cardiovascular activity, then simply walking a moderate distance may cause you to feel short of breath, and that's no good. Also, by doing such exercises, you're less at risk of heart disease.

Answer by John Remik
Submitted on 6/6/2005
Rating: Not yet rated	Rate this answer:
does running help form your chest and and add muscle to your legs.

Answer by The finest chick alive
Submitted on 6/30/2005
Rating: Not yet rated	Rate this answer:
Hedi foo op dissipative Idaho diffused outhits y

Answer by Sarah
Submitted on 7/12/2005
Rating: Not yet rated	Rate this answer:
Running uses all the muscles of your body. It helps to raise your matablalism, which means it reduces body fat. But, in order to have good results, you must remember to try and burn as many calories as you consume. It is important to excercise every day for at least 45 minutes. You do not need to do difficult or fast excercising, because that means more breaks and less calorie burning. You should exercise slowly and correctly.

Answer by Dr Williams
Submitted on 1/31/2006
Rating: Not yet rated	Rate this answer:
this website has a lot of false information on it and i'm writting to inform the owner of this site to either correct some of the false information or i will have to take further action DR Williams President of the fitness and health society.

Answer by Easha
Submitted on 5/12/2006
Rating: Not yet rated	Rate this answer:
ytyl,IPA,roim

Answer by nowkillkennys
Submitted on 3/10/2007
Rating: Not yet rated	Rate this answer:
hi im a 17yr old male and i just quit smoking for about 3 weeks and i want to work out get me in to shape and ideas oh yea and diet thanks

Answer by morgan
Submitted on 5/14/2007
Rating: Not yet rated	Rate this answer:
Yo momma

Your name or nickname:
If you'd like to create a new account or access your existing account, put in your password here:
Your answer: