5K Training is Great for your Mind

Participating in sports and fitness programs helps you stay young in both body and mind.

5K Running is one of those sports where mind and body have to work together in order to become successful.

Along with the benefits of the learning process, the brain also needs a lot of oxygen to function while we’re pushing our limits.

We are going to start at the very top of the body

The brain – and talk about the mental benefits.

One benefit of running is that you will develop a more focused mind as you learn how to run and improve your competence and ability.

Learning a new skill, any new skill, helps the thought process. Combine that with the physical benefits of running, and you’ll see how running offers whole-body benefits.

When you perform any type of endurance exercise, like running, you increase the available oxygen in the bloodstream.

More oxygen in the bloodstream means more oxygen for your brain. And the more oxygen your brain gets, the more the fog clears and you can think more clearly. Now you are functioning more efficiently.

Why is brain function important?

Let’s say that you’re feeling stressed at work.

You have multiple projects and trouble with your boss. With a clear head, it is easier to prioritize your life, seek solutions to your problems and implement those solutions.

Think of the struggles you have juggling work, community, kids, dinner, homework, etc.

You know a clear mind helps with the chaos, and running helps clear the mind. Oxygen feeding your brain gives you that clear focus.

Another boost to the brain you will experience while exercising is the increase in endorphins.

Maybe you have heard of the “runner’s high?”

Even if you were in a melancholy or blue mood before you run, you could be in a spectacular mood afterward in spite of yourself.

Endorphins are considered nature’s depression lifter.

Run and enjoy this “high” as well as a drug-free mood enhancer.