We're Not Arguing About This Anymore, Start Running 5km Every So Often RIGHT NOW
The smallest of habits can make the greatest of changes...
... and running 5km about every 2 or so days has turned me from a disgusting ugly ass white boy to a still disgusting, still ugly ass white boy, but one with excellent stamina and acceleration as a result of having motor skills so damn bad that he can't be bothered to tie his shoelaces most of the time. The improvements in acceleration are thanks to the lack thereof support around the ankle and sole leading to most of the force being generated by pushing off of the midfoot. Please do not try this.
But what's so special about running anyways? Meaningful exercise has a high barrier of entry and, since most Americans are just debt-ridden cattle, the time for leisure, yet alone exercise, is limited. Well, there's a well-kept secret behind this, one that can't be applicable to more formal types of exercise like weight training and MILF yoga. That is, of course, that literally nothing is stopping you from running right now. Go outside and get to work; if available, treadmills may be more convenient (I sure as hell know they are to me). If you're completely sedentary, or just have little cardiovascular endurance or a lackthereof strength in your legs, you may find yourself tiring out very quickly. You may also be displeased to find out that if you're above the age of 18 and you're still moving like this you're going to die very soon. Do not be discouraged by either of these facts! A little discomfort during physical activity usually means you're doing something right. I like seeing cute girls sweaty and gasping for air. This natural progression-- slowly building up cardiovascular endurance and intensity-- is your gateway to begin running 5 kilometers. Keep in mind that physical conditioning goes a whole bunch of different ways: terrain, distance, pace; your 5k on the treadmill is not a 5k on solid ground. Find yourself comfortable with the other and try doing vice versa, you'll surely tire out due to being used to one thing and not the other. We're all human in this way. The treadmill saved me from dying of heatstroke trying to pull off some of my crazy long distance runs in the state of Nevada, with famously shitty air and even worse weather for long distance running, but i'll surely get oneshot if I try one outside at my personal best pace (18:43, iirc).
it lowkey doesn't matter unless you're in like some kind of sport or training in some kind of event or whatever don't worry about it if you just don't want to die of a heart attack or whatever
Another underrated aspect of running is what it does to your metabolic function. In short: it sends shit into overdrive. The act of running in itself burns a lot more calories in less time than pretty much any other "normal" exercise on the planet, and your metabolic rate shoots up alongside it. For all of my fat fucks out there, that means you can eat a lot more and not gain any weight at all. This is why you see girls on eating disorder Twitter walking around and being on the treadmill so much, although I think it's kind of funny that their bodies are so frail and their bones are so frickle that they can't move at a pace greater than 4 miles per hour. Stop hogging up the treadmills if you're just going to go on a leisurely stroll and talk about cute boys or whatever. Obviously, this means that it can lead to a lot of pitfalls if you're a normal, well adjusted person, most of it just being unintentional weight loss. This happened to me within my first year or so of really trying to take cardio seriously, and it turned me into a little 15 year old twink with visible ribs and soft skin. There were no older women around to teach me what it meant to be a man, so I figure that was a sign of God that I should wake up every morning with scorn in every stride. Anyways, easily fix this problem by just eating more. How much more? I don't know. I don't even know myself. Search up a TDEE calculator, check the boxes that are most relevant to you, and follow the caloric intake that aligns the most with your goals (although if you're trying to gain weight, you should really be doing some strength training as well). Eat a lot of protein no matter what. Become feared by NGOs and get D1 track offers.
But my words can only go so far, and my ways are surely fucked up. Go ahead and learn from a real professional:
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