Running Yourself To Death
Today I'm going to talk about running as a form of exercise
, and why
I don't like it.
I see people of various sizes, shapes, and stripes running at almost
all times of the day and night, when I venture outside my bunker,
here on the island. As an orthopaedic surgeon, I got to see the
results of what consistant distance running does to the body, and it
ain't pretty.
Almost every joint in the body takes a beating from running, and
over time, that beating made many people candidates for the knee
and hip work that I did for over two decades, and when I was
finished rebuilding or replacing...it was time for another
specialist to take over. Long distance running, whether you're
doing it outside, or inside on a treadmill, is not a good idea.
There are one or two forms of running that will do you a lot of
good.
Both involve sprinting. Running short distances, as fast as you
can, is very beneficial to your body.
You can run regular sprints, or you can do hill sprints. If you
haven't done sprinting before, I would suggest the regular sprints
first. Hill sprinting is for those who have done some exercise
before. The incline puts more strain on the heart.
For beginners, you can start with 40 yards. You sprint 40 yards as
fast as you can...then rest for one minute...then repeat the
exercise 6-8 times...resting one minute in between.
At the intermediate level you can start at 60 yards...and do the
same thing.
If you're in really good shape...you can use 100 yards.
That's all you have to do, and the benefits of this far outweigh
running the pavement, or the treadmill, for hours. But be sure you
have good supportive shoes, to absorb the shock.
Long distance running doesn't just beat up your bones and
joints...it overheats your organs, particularly your liver and
kidneys, and this is not something you want to do on a regular
basis. It also, believe it or not, makes your heart and lungs
smaller, which isn't good in any circumstance--you'll lack reserve
capacity and that can be trouble.
We can learn a lot by watching animals in the wild here. Animals
never run to be running, and when they do run, it is always a
sprint. They sprint to catch prey, or to get away from predators:
lots of speed, for a short interval.
There are a lot of advocates of running, including some doctors,
who are just plain wrong on this issue. Sprinting will actually
develop reserve lung and heart capacity -- allowing them to deliver
large volumes of oxygenated blood to the heart, very rapidly, which
has all kinds of benefits, like preventing ischemia (oxygen
starvation of heart muscle) and improving your chances, in the
event of a heart attack. And it has none of the drawbacks of long
distance running.
You want to be healthy...be a sprinter.
by: Dr.Bill
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