Boost Your Immune System And More With These 3 Benefits Of Jogging Over Christmas
June 15, 2012 by admin
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Article by Tom Parker
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Over Christmas your exercise routine probably takes a back seat. The cold, icy weather makes you want to stay huddled up in your nice warm living room rather than go outside and do some physical activity. However, if you want to maintain your Christmas fitness you need to do something. In my opinion jogging is 1 of best Christmas exercises you can do. In this article I explain why by listing 3 benefits of jogging over Christmas.
1) JOGGING CAN BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM:
Over the festive period you are much more likely to catch the common cold or the flu. A strong immune system keeps you safe from these viral infections and allows your body to fight them a lot more effectively than someone with a weak immune system.
Studies have shown that regular exercise such as jogging strengthens your immune system by improving the distribution of immune system cells in the body and stimulating the production of lymphocytes and macrophages (2 cells that protect your body from disease and infection as part of the immune system).
2) JOGGING IS A FANTASTIC WAY TO BOOST YOUR VITAMIN D LEVELS:
Vitamin D is responsible for keeping your bones and teeth strong. Your body produces this vitamin when you are exposed to sunlight. Most experts believe that 15 minutes of exposure to sunlight each day is enough for your body to produce the required amount of vitamin D.
In summer you generally spend enough time in the sun to produce adequate amounts of vitamin D as the weather is warmer. However, in winter there is much less daylight and you are much more inclined to stay indoors because of the cold weather.
1 of the main benefits of jogging over Christmas is that it forces you to get outside and as a result allows your body to produce the vitamin D it needs. Even a short jog should allow you to get outside for 15 minutes and produce the required amount of vitamin D.
3) JOGGING IS FLEXIBLE:
During the holiday season your time is at a premium and you may not have the hours available to commit to your regular workout. 1 of the key benefits of jogging over Christmas is that it is flexible enough to fit into your day. If you only have 30 minutes free that day you can still go for a jog in that time. If a last minute Christmas event pops up and causes you to miss your Thursday spinning class, you can still improvise with jogging and go in the morning or the afternoon.
SUMMARY:
As you can see there are many benefits of jogging over Christmas. It stops you being cooped up in the house all day, it’s flexible enough so that you can go at any time of the day and it’s a great way to maintain your Christmas fitness. So if Christmas commitments are having an impact on your workout routine, go get your running shoes, get out there and start unlocking all these benefits of jogging.
About the Author
Tom Parker owns Fitness Tips – an excellent source of diet tips and exercise tips. You can get more jogging benefits and learn more about improving your Christmas fitness by visiting his website.
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Tom Parker owns Fitness Tips – an excellent source of diet tips and exercise tips. You can get more jogging benefits and learn more about improving your Christmas fitness by visiting his website.
Use and distribution of this article is subject to our Publisher Guidelines
whereby the original author’s information and copyright must be included.
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