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Forgotten Component of Running: Immune System
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So I re-started my running and after 5 runs ( in less than 2 weeks), guess what hit me. A cold.
A fact I keep on forgetting in my quest to running more regularly is my immunity. Immune System can easily be compromised in any lifestyle change especially when over 50. Ignoring this can be detrimental. In my case, it was due to combination of work, stress in school, lack of sleep because of personal projects and poor management of nutrition. No supplements/vitamins. Add the fact that allergy season is here.Running was the last straw. My body broke down saying - enough of this self-abuse and you better rest me or else…. I’ve got the perfect storm that attacked my immune system.
Warm - up Season
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So I am returning back to my running, presumably to do it more regularly albeit less intense onwards. I am also hearing the call of other activities such as swimming and weight-lifting. These are things I’d like to pursue once the schooling is over. Obviously exercising is not the only solution to being fit and healthy. Diet and Relaxation play a large part as well. To avoid stress, I am lowering my expectations, but not too low that I won’t gain a thing. I am hoping that my summer Discrete Math would be less time-consuming than my previous Calculus. I’d like to run and swim and lift weight and sleep and eat the most nutritious food - these are quite high level goals on top of working and schooling - again, I am allowing myself to fail now and then or miss now and then. A ship can be slow and sluggish or fast depending on its cargo and the wind and its built. It may toss and turn and whimper and whine but as long as it floats and reaches its destination, it should be alright.
My warm-up for regular running:
Started with a slow with what I call geisha run, slow and very short strides. frequent walks and then geisha(4 miles)
The second run was almost the same but I occasionally increased my stride lengths (jog to
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