Smart Strategies Address Unique Challenges When You Start Running After 40

Smart Strategies Address Unique Challenges When You Start Running After 40
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Joseph Mercola
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Exercise is an important foundational pillar to your overall health and wellness. You enjoy numerous positive effects when you integrate an exercise program into your daily routine. Multiple studies demonstrate benefits, including improved sleep, weight management and immune function.

An exercise program may also reduce your risk for heart disease and diabetes, and may improve your cognitive function, especially as you age. Starting a program may sometimes be challenging, especially if you haven’t included exercise in your health regimen before.

Starting a running program over age 40 may present you with a few unique challenges that should not stop you from starting or enjoying the sport
Joseph Mercola
Joseph Mercola
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Dr. Joseph Mercola is the founder of Mercola.com. An osteopathic physician, best-selling author, and recipient of multiple awards in the field of natural health, his primary vision is to change the modern health paradigm by providing people with a valuable resource to help them take control of their health.