Running has long been a recommended exercise to strengthen once cardiovascular system. Some do it for leisure, taking their time to run and bask in the sights and sounds of the outdoors while other prefer long distance running. Long distance running involves long and steady running patterns covering a good number of miles.
According to Men's Fitness, long distance running or endurance running are known to develop two main points, muscular quads and extremely powerful lungs. However, it is not just for men to have the enviable strong and muscular legs, long distance running does a lot of good things for the body as well and it does not discriminate on age or gender.
One of the most important benefits one can get from long distance running is improved memory. After a run, protein related with improved memory gushes in the brain. After performing long distance running, running experienced 16 percent increase in working memory performance.
Long distance running improved runners' ability to remember specific sets of instructions. Long distance runners also have better recall of important details and better information processing.
Long distance running based on research that the extra tactile and proprioceptive demands encourage the brain to tap into working memory more intensively. This then promotes the brain's function and growth.
Nowadays, recalling important details is important. Some even take memory enhancer pills to aid them in acquiring a sharper and more active memory. Those pills or any other treatment takes time, let alone a lot of money.
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Long distance running is a good antidote for memory loss. Proper training is needed though. One can't decide to perform long distance running on a whim. It takes a lot of mental and physical conditioning to deal with the strenuous activity related to long distance running.
It takes a little while to get the body adjust to the motions and movements. After much needed patience, long distance running will be enjoyable and relatively easier. Soon a runner will be able to cover at least six miles nonstop.
As added by Runners World, from a research published in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, it concluded that the evidence is more than obvious that regular exercise such as long distance running helps defeat age-related mental decline particularly those that involve switching, selective attention and working memory.
