What will happen to stop running?

Running is a very simple exercise, but it is also a difficult exercise. The simple thing is that as long as you step back and you can, it is difficult to keep going.

Even if runners are very obsessed with running, they must have thought of not wanting to run today. Maybe because of the heavy pressure of work, or because the weather is not very good today (foggy, rainy, etc.), or running into the platform and appear tired.

In short, everyone will inevitably have a small inertia and do not want to keep running. Especially in the winter, people who insist on outdoor running are even rarer.

But do you know what happens to your body after you stop running?

Stop running for 10 days: The brain is different

Previous research by scientists has shown that aerobic exercise such as running can delay the decline of brain memory. However, the latest study found that once you stop aerobic exercise such as running, this protection of memory will soon decline, or even disappear.

In the group of people who persisted in running for a long time, after 10 days of stopping running, the blood supply to the brain's hippocampus was reduced by 10% compared with the previous period. This area is closely related to the ability to learn and memorize, and it is also closely related to the occurrence of Alzheimer's disease. Although at this time there is no impact on human cognitive ability, it should have been taken seriously.

When you run a long-distance training, your brain will secrete a substance called endorphins, which will make you feel happy. This is a bit like the pleasure of smoking marijuana.

In addition, running can produce a substance called muscle factor, which can eliminate stress and reduce depression.

So if you stop running, then these things can't be produced and emotions will go down. As you go on for a long time, you may become more and more stressed and the symptoms of depression may become more and more serious.

In fact, a study published in the journal “Medical Medicine” showed that when people stop running for 10 days and pass emotional tests, they find that they are more depressed, more stressed, and more susceptible to anger.

Stop running for 2 weeks: endurance drop, blood pressure, blood sugar rise

After you stop running for 2 weeks, you will obviously feel that it is more difficult to climb the stairs or climb than before.

This is because there is a measure of maximal oxygen uptake that reflects physical endurance. After 2 weeks of stopping running, this indicator will drop by about 10%; after 4 weeks, it will continue to drop by about 15%; and after 3 months, it will decrease. 20%!

However, if you do not run, and occasionally perform some low-intensity exercise, the decrease in VO2max will not be so fast.

Therefore, we must not completely stop the exercise and we must maintain some low-intensity activities.

Runners who regularly perform physical exams should find that when they are always running, blood pressure and glycemic index will be reduced, and once they stop running, they will notice a significant increase. This may endanger people with high blood pressure and diabetes.

Running can not run every day, but occasionally some intermittent training, blood pressure levels will be controlled. However, if you stop running completely, even if it is for two weeks, blood pressure will be immediately returned to its original shape and you will return to liberation.

Similarly, long-term aerobic exercise such as running, blood glucose levels will decline. However, if you stop running completely, even if it is two weeks, the value of blood glucose will increase by 50%.

Stop Running for 1 Month: Muscle Power Starts to Decline

After one month of stopping running, the decrease in strength will be slower than the decrease in endurance.

It will not be practical for a month. Many people will feel a decrease in muscle strength in half a month. After 2 weeks of stopping running, some people will obviously feel that their strength is not as good as before, and some household chores are hard; some have a good body and may not feel it until 4 weeks later.

If men are trained for a long period of time, they may maintain good muscle strength within 24 weeks of stopping.

Stop running for 6 weeks: Obviously gaining weight

After you stop running for 6 weeks, you may find yourself in the mirror fatter than before, or the number on the scale has increased. Where it takes 6 weeks, a few days will see the change, right?

Even professional athletes can hardly escape this fate.

For example, even professional soccer players who stop professional training but maintain low-intensity exercise will have a 12% increase in body fat after 5 weeks. Weight and waist circumference will also increase, and muscle mass will drop significantly.

The longer you stop moving: the harder it is to start again

Pausing running is not terrible, it is terrible to give up running forever.

You can pause for a few days because of your busy work and physical exhaustion and give yourself enough rest time. However, the habit of running can't be given up. Even a quick walk is excellent.

One day I do not practice, I know; two days I do not practice, running friends know; three days do not practice, the world knows ... ...

For example, you have just finished a long distance run and just finished a long day and night shift. Your body is too tired. You can do some low-intensity exercise after a good night's sleep, such as walking, walking, climbing stairs, and riding a bicycle.

Life does not stop, and you don't stop running. Just stick to it and believe that your brain, body, and body will stay in a good state.