If you want to shed some body fat, improve your aerobic fitness, elevate your metabolism and not injure yourself in the process – look no further than the 1 mile run.
Here’s why I think the mile run is the ideal distance and form of exercise for most people :
– It’s short enough that you can really push yourself
If you want to push yourself hard in a marathon, you need to train for it. You need to devote months to it! Trust me! If you want to push yourself hard in a mile run – just go and do it!
– It isn’t long enough to impede your other training
A mile fits in nicely with any kind of training programme. It can actually enhance it. Integrate a mile run into your body workouts making it “cross training”.
– It isn’t chronic cardio
A mile is self limiting. That means, you can’t do much damage to yourself in a mile. The danger grows when you start doing mile after mile……
– Great way to measure overall cardiovascular fitness
The better you get at running a mile, the more efficient your heart becomes.
– 10 minute mile pace, means you can easily run a mile everyday
Research shows that 5/6 miles a week of running is associated with drastically lower risks of heart disease.
In conclusion : the mile run is a simple and effective way to test your fitness levels that requires little time or training.