Celebrities Run For Their Health

Fresh air has been proven to clear the mind and bring people out of a slump or depression. Unlike a plain old walk (which is good for your health too) running gets your heart rate going much faster which gets your blood pumping. This helps your heart health and circulation too. Why not take a jog, or a run. Start out slow and for a short distance and then work your way up day by day.
Think running isn’t the cool exercise anymore? If so then you’d be wrong. Running is a full body, and lung workout. It is the best in the world of cardio exercising and it makes your legs stronger and more toned. Another bonus of running, or jogging, is that you get outdoors and you get some fresh air.

Celebrities That Love Running

What celebrities love using running in their fitness routine? Here are just a few.

Serena Williams using interval running to keep fit and in peak shape.

Tennis great Serena Williams likes to interval run. This means she changes up her pace, often, during her run.
Why do this? It creates muscle confusion, for one thing, which keeps your muscles working and not getting bored. It also can help with your running stamina and keep you out on the track for longer. A great way to promote interval running is the right music. Make yourself a collection of music that varies in speeds and run to the beat!
Another form of interval running is run-walking where you alternate between running and walking. Run-walking has impressed many top athletes and runners, and many run-walkers find their performance for races is increased dramatically using this technique for training. Again, it’s the muscle confusion that keeps your muscles growing and getting stronger that increases performance above and beyond plain old running.

Jake Gyllenhaal

Women celebrities aren’t the only runners. Actor Jake Gyllanhaal is a fitness addict and is often seen running with his dog and sometimes by himself.
Men who run know that it not only increases their fitness, endurance and strength, it can also improve your sexual fitness as well.

Kelly Ripa

Kelly Ripa has a regular fitness routine to keep her slender physique, but she also loves to run.
Ripa loves to run so much that she even inspires young people to run and get fit. Sure, she’s a familiar face on Live With Regis and Kelly, which makes her accountable because she is in the public eye. She is in her late 30′s but who would guess it. Ripa even participates in marathons, like the High Heel-A-Thon. Be inspired!
Everyone knows that supermodels have to work out their abs, arms and legs, but one of the best exercises for both your health and your beauty is just plain old running! Or now run-walking.

Reese Witherspoon

Actress Reese Witherspoon loves to keep in shape by running for an hour each day. She usually enlists a pal to help keep the pace. No wonder she looks so great after having her children. This girl loves to run and knows it’s health benefits.
There have been hundreds of photos of Reese Witherspoon running lately, showing that she’s keeping up the habit. Which is exactly what you should do too! Once you start the running habit, keep it up. The longer you develop and maintain the habit, the more fit you will be and the more health benefits you’ll see.

Twilight Runners

Twilight brought us many chiseled men to give us the drive to get fit. Taylor Lautner and Kellan Lutz both work running into their fitness routines. In fact, Kellan Lutz, who plays the vampire Emmett Cullen in the movies, uses running as his main routine.

Fergie

Want to look Fergalicious? Take a queue from singer Fergie. She runs up and down the hills in a park by her home. This is a great workout and adds more resistance to a basic run. Even girls with curves need to get in a good run sometimes. It helps keep your curves curvy and your muscles toned!
If you live somewhere flat, don’t worry – you can still get all the great benefits of running without the hills. Just try to mix it up by run-walking or interval running.

Running Tips

Always take water with you when you run. You do not want to get dehydrated while exercising.
Music will help motivate you, or a good friend along for the run can help with that too. If you have a dog take them along for your run or good. Dogs need exercise too!
Bring along your cell phone in case of an emergency.
If you are running during dusk, dawn or at night, make sure to wear reflective material so that drivers can see you.
If you are jogging in unpopulated areas be sure to bring some sort of safety devise, like pepper spray or a noise maker.
Use safety precautions when running on the streets or crossing the streets. Run against traffic so you know when a vehicle is coming and always look both ways when crossing a road.
Be aware of your surroundings and you will remain safe while you work on remaining healthy!