Many people know that running can lose weight, but it has been reported recently that running can not only lose weight, but also improve legs and hips, enhance immunity and enhance brain power. Do you know these benefits of running? Actually, running has many benefits. Recently, foreign media reported that an article on the American health and fitness website "Super Sweetheart" summarized nine benefits of running besides losing weight. Let's go and have a look.

If you want to lose weight, you need to run. Now China has become the country with the largest number of obese countries in the world, with an obese population of nearly 1 100 million. In fact, running has many benefits besides losing weight. And running is an extremely effective exercise to lose weight and keep fit. However, running also has many benefits.

1. Prevent diseases and prolong life.

A new study was published in Mayo Clinic Stationery. Running is conducive to enhancing physical fitness and heart vitality, and the effect is better than other exercise methods. Running also helps to prevent cancer. A study by Iowa State University found that running also helps to control blood pressure. Running for five minutes every day can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by nearly half. Therefore, the health benefits of running are long-term.

2. Healthy hips and legs.

Running can enhance physical fitness and improve the exercise effect of other sports, such as running is of great benefit to the fitness of hips and legs.

3. Enhance immunity.

Many studies have shown that moderate exercise such as running can improve the immune function of the body. However, a new study published by Canadian and European scientists in the Journal of the American Society for Experimental Biology reminds everyone that running must be in a moderate range. Excessive intensity will lead to an increase in the level of stress hormones in the body, which will lead to a decrease in the ability of untrained people to resist free radicals.

4. Strong lungs.

Running is not only beneficial to heart health, but also can increase vital capacity and oxygen uptake. The latest research by American and Austrian scientists also found that running can not only help smokers quit smoking, but also improve the health of their lungs.

5. Enhance self-confidence.

Studies have found that people who run 5000 meters or marathons have a surge in self-confidence and a stronger sense of accomplishment.

6. Improve your mood.

Running can also make people feel happier. This is because in the process of running, the body will release a lot of endorphins and neurotransmitters such as dopamine and adrenaline, which will make the body and mind happy.

7. Reduce stress.

Running can promote vasodilation and improve blood flow throughout the body. Moreover, running can promote the body to release a lot of 5- hydroxytryptamine, which makes people feel less stressed. Research shows that when people encounter something unpleasant, the best way to eliminate depression is running. However, experts suggest that it is best to take a walk before running.

8. Improve your brain power.

Running helps to improve memory and intelligence. A study by Harvard University in the United States shows that running is closely related to the improvement of memory. A study by Cambridge University in England also found that running is beneficial to activate the growth of gray matter in the brain and improve brain power.

9. Treat depression.

Duke University in the United States conducted a comparative study of "jogging therapy" and Qushelin drug therapy for two groups of patients with depression. The results showed that after four months of treatment, the depressive symptoms of the two groups were obviously improved, but the curative effect of the drug group was not better than that of the jogging group. After one year of treatment, all patients in the jogging group recovered, but the depressive symptoms in the drug group worsened.

Many of us just know that running can lose weight, and we don't run except to lose weight. See if we still know so many secrets through this article today? Running is more than just losing weight.