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Run... for Your Life

Running is quite popular these days – walk down the street or stroll in the park and you’re likely to see a few people trotting past in their running gear. So why the heck do they do it? And what keeps them doing it?

Why run?

Why would an unathletic 50-year-old want to go running? Why would anyone?

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How do you start running?

So you decide you want to start running. But how do you get from hardly being able to run for a minute to being able to go for a half hour, an hour, or more?

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What kind of running should you do?

Running is simple. You just go out the door and run like something's chasing you. Right? Well, no. It's not complex, but it's more varied than that.

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Isn't running bad for you?

"Hey, running will wreck your knees!" "Haven't you heard about that marathoner who dropped dead?" "I know a runner - she had to stop because she had an injury." Is running really safe?

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