First Run. Easy Run.

I just had my first run of 2013 last Saturday and man it was fun! It was my typical kind of a run - alone, quiet route, no music, just my every step and every breath. Though it was just 20 minutes of easy running, I was definitely refreshed and was reminded of how much I miss running, most especially...Easy Running.

For some of you newbies out there like me, you might be asking "What exactly Easy Running means?". Well, let me help you with that and introduce you how to do Easy Running and how important it is in our running journey:

Why Easy Running?

Easy Running helps us to focus on enjoying the run, rather than thinking about how many miles or how fast should we go. This is also the time to look around and experience your surroundings. In the Philippines, there's a lot of good places to run to and doing easy running will allow us to enjoy these wonderful sceneries.

Another benefit of Easy Running, and I believe one of the most important (if not the most important) is it helps us to recover. Easy running gets blood flowing to our muscles therefore helping us to heal and recover after tough running workouts. It allows our bodies to not just recover but also to be stronger.

How to do Easy Running?

Easy runs normally lasts around 15 to 30 minutes. The pace or the intensity of the run should feel comfortable and you should be able to talk easily. You will know that you are exerting too much effort if you are huffing and puffing and you can't finish up sentences while running. That's why this is usually the best time to forget about our running watches to prevent us from pushing ourselves too much. :)

The key here is to learn how to listen to our bodies. Easy Running is more on intensity so learning to control the effort will lead us to better and more enjoying Easy Runs! And lastly, just remember, Easy Runs should be FUN!

Drop a comment if you have more to add on Easy Running or if you have any questions! Feel free!