What are the benefits of running in winter?

The winter in the north is very cold. I hate winter the most. Even though I have wrapped myself tightly, my hands and feet are still frozen. So, besides getting calories from food in the winter, what other sources of calories can we get? Running is a simple and easy way. Running not only allows the body to generate heat and warm up, but also has many other benefits. Now let me introduce to you what are the benefits of running in winter?

1. Improve sleep quality. Running can increase the blood and oxygen supply to the brain by 25%, which will improve the quality of sleep at night.

2. "Ventilation" effect: During running, the average lung capacity increases from 5.8 liters to 6.2 liters. At the same time, the amount of oxygen carried in the blood will also increase significantly.

3. The "pumping" force is greatly increased during exercise, the frequency and efficiency of the heart beat are greatly improved, and the heart rate, blood pressure and elasticity of the blood vessel walls also increase.

4. Promote health: Running can promote the production of white blood cells and thermogens, which can eliminate many viruses and bacteria in our body.

5. Maintain stability and do regular jogging exercises to enhance the damage resistance of tendons, ligaments and joints, thereby reducing the chance of sports injuries. At the same time, skin, muscles and connective tissue can also become stronger.

6. Eliminate tension: Jogging can inhibit the secretion of adrenaline and cortisol, two hormones that cause tension, while also releasing hormones that make people feel relaxed.

7. Stay young and exercise regularly to increase the secretion of growth hormone HGH and delay aging.

8. Store energy through running, muscle glycogen storage increases from 350 grams to 600 grams, and the number of mitochondria also increases.

9. Body shaping: Through running, women's body fat content can be reduced by 12%-20%, and men's can be reduced by 6%-13%.

Well, the above is what the editor introduced to you about the benefits of running in winter that it brings to our body. Are you satisfied with the editor's answer? The cold winter will make us wrap ourselves in a thick layer of clothes to maintain body temperature, which will make the body very uncomfortable. Now I can suggest that you run more, which can not only protect your body from the cold, but also improve your body's ability to resist the cold!