Essential Safety Tips For Walkers And Joggers

Walking or running is great excercise and quite exhilarating! Talk to any committed walker or jogger and they will express with delight the way their chosen form of exercise has transformed them in an almost spiritual way. These same people will also pass on to you the fact that their personal safety is of prime importance. Unfortunately, as we all know, CRIME is everywhere! If you are not fully aware of your surroundings then the likelyhood of being mugged, raped or even worse is a heightened possibility. Here are some tips that will help to minimize these things from ever happening to you:

* Always try to run with a partner or within a group, you greatly improve your chances of not being accosted when your with someone else.

* Leave word with someone or write down where you plan to run and when you expect to return. If you don't return on time at the very least they will know where to start searching.

* Ideally, running in daylight hours is the safest, however, if you need to run at night wear reflective clothing, arm bands, blinking lights etc. Run only in well lit areas, avoid dark alleys, dark streets, doorways, parked cars, etc. These places are ideal for attackers to hide in.

* Try not to wear headphones or anything that covers your ears and cuts down on your ability to hear. This is very important! The most important thing you can do to stay safe is to be aware of your surroundings. Predators can virtually come up behind you without you noticing when your hearing is restricted.

* Avoid unpopulated areas and unfamiliar terrain.

* Vary your route and times of day that you walk or run. Predators will sometimes try to take note of your habits and then act on them. Don't give them that advantage!

SOME ITEMS THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER CARRYING WITH YOU:

1. Identification:

2. Money:

3. CELL PHONE:

4. PERSONAL PROTECTION:

Following these tips will give you an edge and bring you home safely to your loved ones...and isn't that what its all about really? Have fun and STAY SAFE AMERICA

Carrying PEPPER SPRAY can be very effective at repulsing an attacker and help to give you more confidence in your ability to protect yourself. Another very effective device that is simple to carry on your person is a PERSONAL ALARM. Once an attacker hears these potent alarms go off it will most likely shock and disorient him to the point that he will flee the scene. It will also call attention to your plight to those in your vicinity.A small compact phone that can clip on your waist band would be invaluable in any situation.You never know when you might not be physically able to return home under your own power because of an injury. Having money for a cab or a phone call is practical.It is always a good idea to have some type of ID with you in the remote possibility that you become incapacitated and the authorities need to identify you and call your family. ID's can also denote important medical information.

Essential Safety Tips For Walkers And Joggers

By: Francis Burger

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