RUNNING OUTSIDE OFTEN EXPOSES YOU TO FOLIAGE, which can lower stress hormone levels. On the other hand, treadmill running allows you to set the incline, pace, and duration of your workout. Today we explore the advantages and disadvantages of running outdoors versus indoors.
While I am more of a walker, running can be an excellent form of exercise, no matter where you choose to engage in it. On the other hand, sedentary behavior leads to weight gain and a slower metabolic rate. The result of not moving? We store more food in the body as fat.
Running can heighten your metabolic rate, leading to more calorie burn and a higher chance you will maintain an optimum weight. Here are 11 benefits of running:
“People sometimes sneer at those who run every day, claiming they’ll go to any length to live longer. But I don’t think that’s the reason most people run. Most runners run not because they want to live longer but because they want to live life to the fullest. If you’re going to while away the years, it’s far better to live them with clear goals and fully alive than in a fog, and I believe running helps you do that. Exerting yourself to the fullest within your individual limits: that’s the essence of running and a metaphor for life — and for me, for writing as well. I believe many runners would agree.”
― Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Weather — Running outdoors wins
Run inside, and you don’t have to weather about the weather. You may have heard that we get a bit of rain in the Seattle area. I will confirm that it is true.
Given the Emerald City’s rainy reputation, it surely is one of the wettest cities in America, right? Wrong. Not even close. Seattle doesn’t even rank in the top 30 for precipitation among the nation’s 50 largest cities. It is number 32, with about 38 inches of rain annually.
