No, runners can’t eat anything they want.
Running is always shrouded by extreme assumptions, that either people think that there is nothing challenging about running, whereas there are many who believe that running requires the right kind of body and flexibility. In fact, there are many assumptions out there about running that you cannot even count and believing them is going to affect your goal of running. Here are some of the myths about running and how false they truly are.
You must stretch before going for a run.
This has been a subject of speculation for a very long time. And yet, there are many who believe in the pre- and post-stretching. But experts have found that stretching before a run does more harm than good. It can even affect your performances in competitive races.
You don’t have the correct build for a runner.
If you want to take up running professionally, chances are people would start discouraging you by saying that you are not thin, fat, tall, short to be a good runner. Please keep your mind at peace and believe that anyone can run. You just need a will and proper training to excel as a runner.
Pump up those carbs before your big day.
One of the greatest misconceptions there is about running is that a runner should eat a meal full of carbohydrates the night before his big day. It is done to save some energy for the run. Dietician believes this to be nothing short of hearsay. If you are planning to run for at least 2 or 3 hours, even then, you need to have carb enriched diet during the week preceding the race. Otherwise, rest right and healthy.
Running can be bad for your knees.
For years now, running was looked down upon as a sport that could potentially harm your knees. But latest studies have revealed that it might actually be the opposite of it. According to the said study, running can actually solve your knee issues later in your life. Professional runners and athlete’s knees were much healthier than normal people.
Do you want to look slimmer? Start running.
While it is not wrong to say that running indeed can make us lose calories and fat, but there ishindsight in this,even if you lose fat and calories by running, you are in danger of putting even more weight as you would eat more to curb the immediate hunger pangs.
Which other running mythsdo you still believe in?
