Essay about Running

First off, running slows the effects of aging. A new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine suggests that regular running slows the effects of aging. Researchers tracked 538 runners over the age of 50 for more than 20 years. The elderly runners had fewer disabilities and a longer span of active life. Nineteen years into the study, 34% of the non-runners had died, whereas only 15% of the runners had died. Both groups became more disabled after 21 years of aging, but for runners, the disabilities started later, 16 years later in fact. Both showing that the runners’ bodies deteriorated slower than non-runners. Slowing the effects of aging is more of a long term effect of running though, so what about something here and now, like emotions? Oftentimes in school, teachers will pile on projects and homework on to students until they feel like they’re drowning. Their stress levels rise and usually aren’t very happy either. Luckily running can help you out here. When you start to run, your body releases a bunch of chemicals into the brain. These chemicals are “Feel Good” chemicals, and essentially act like drugs, making you