Can running help you grow taller?

Being short has always been a problem that has troubled many friends, and it also has a great impact on our image. In fact, some exercises in daily life can also have the effect of increasing height. Many friends think that running can make them taller, but some friends think that running cannot make them taller. So, can running make them taller? Let’s take a brief look at it!

Sports: Sports and physical labor are the most powerful factors in promoting physical development and enhancing physical fitness. They can not only comprehensively promote the body's metabolism and enhance the functional development of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, but also promote physical development, especially the development of bones and muscles, under reasonable nutrition. Physical exercise is beneficial to balancing the calcium and phosphorus metabolism of bones and the whole body, accelerating the deposition of minerals in the bones, and increasing bone density. Those who exercise long-term will have thicker bone diameters, larger bone marrow cavities, and thicker muscle fibers, which will enable adolescents to develop their physical fitness more rapidly, significantly improve their speed, endurance, muscle strength, and make their movements more accurate and sensitive.

Lifestyle habits: A reasonable arrangement of a regular and rhythmic life system can ensure that young people have enough outdoor activities and appropriate study time. Regular meals and adequate sleep can promote their growth and development. Growth hormone, which promotes height growth, is closely related to sleep. The growth hormone secreted at night is more than three times that of the day. During sleep, the epiphyseal cartilages of the spine, legs, and joints are all in a relaxed state, free from the pressure of the body and the influence of gravity. They can stretch freely, which is beneficial to bone development. After entering childcare institutions, many infants and young children often show more significant growth in height, weight, and motor development than when they live at home because they have a regular life, regular schedule, and moderate diet. On the contrary, bad eating habits such as sloppy breakfast, partial eating, picky eating, excessive dieting, overeating, and loving snacks are not conducive to physical health and hinder height growth.

Running can help you grow taller, and our height is closely related to exercise and diet. Proper exercise can help you grow taller. It is also better to supplement the nutrients needed by the body reasonably on a regular basis. Eating more food and supplementing the body with good nutrition can also help you grow taller.