Important things to know about running (well! NEWS)
If once the 40-year-old crisis was characterized by an open sports car, today the cliché says that everyone who crosses 40 feels the need to sign up for a marathon and prove to themselves that they can.
And it's not just running, there are more and more men and women in their 40s who come to my studio with a clear goal - to get in top shape.
So why is this happening?
And why precisely at this age?
The first answer I came to following conversations with trainees is that the concept of "recalculating a route" is also relevant for the inner journey that many of us go through and reaches its own peak near the age of 40. The energy we invested in the 30s, which are usually focused on raising a family and developing a career, gives way to new paths.
We are more or less "in the middle of life" and find ourselves wondering what we have achieved, what we have missed and what can still be achieved.
At these ages we are also exposed to physical phenomena that we did not know before, hormonal changes, the rate of metabolism that changes, old new pains that resurface and remind us that we are less young than yesterday, and with them also the anxiety of the body's basic tendency to develop diseases, many of which are linked to the sedentary lifestyle, the lack of physical activity and unhealthy eating.
"Around the age of forty, a change occurs in a person's life"
"The term mid-life crisis, or 40-year-old crisis, was first introduced by the Canadian psychoanalyst Jacques Elliott in 1965," explains Chen Holtzman, an expert clinical psychologist, "It describes a stage in life, usually at the beginning of the fifth decade, when men and women begin to reevaluate of most of the essential issues in their lives, including hopes and dreams, relationships, forms of identity and aspects of self-realization."
Holtzman adds that "Around the age of 40, a change occurs in a person's life. Four decades are already behind him. He is not as young as before, but he is not yet old either. He is in the middle. He often stops to examine what he has been up to now and what he plans for the second half of his life. What He achieved, what can still be achieved and what dreams should be said goodbye to. Women in their 40s often leave traditional roles of raising children and become more busy themselves. This is a time when men and women reevaluate the choices they have made in their lives and look for change."
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"This period may be a crisis, but it may also be an opportunity for change and growth. In the end, the time that passes reminds us that our time here is limited. Death becomes an actual future personal event, the body is no longer a well-oiled machine, the generation of parents above is aging and thus the encounter with our own finitude becomes inevitable," adds Holtzman, "in some cases this encounter will lead to the development of symptoms of depression and anxiety or to taking extreme steps to fulfill past dreams in order to avoid this threatening encounter. On the other hand, this is also a period with a lot of potential. The focus on oneself, the recognition of the partiality of life, acceptance of the passage of time and the ability to say goodbye to grandiose dreams and convert them into attainable wishes, all of which may bring about substantial and positive changes in a person's life. This is the time when people open up to seek new beneficial experiences and be filled with meaning."
"When I run I feel like I'm beating myself"
And when we talk about substantial and positive changes full of meaning, sports play an important role, and the answer usually shouts in front of our eyes when we go down to the park, the studio or the gym.
Many choose a movement that will provide them with the location of the "I" in the center, and make them feel better.
One of the most common actions among those experiencing a 40-year-old crisis is choosing to run as a tool to return to themselves, their bodies and their health.
It is a universal phenomenon and a common trend everywhere, and unlike many passing trends in the fitness world, running is here to stay.
Instant and fast gratification.
People running (Photo: Giphy)
Elad, an engineer by profession who started with easy runs at the age of 40 and now already runs marathons says that "the reason I chose running is the fact that every time I run I bring myself to a place I have not been before, I feel that I am beating myself and it gives me satisfaction every time."
And why running and not other fitness?
First, running is very uncomplicated.
It is possible for everyone and it does not involve complex actions or movement sequences that require coordination.
Running has a simple action that stays with us from childhood to eternity or at least until our bodies allow us to.
It is also one of the most economically accessible sports, it is simply possible for everyone and apart from a pair of shoes you don't really need anything.
Of course, this does not contradict the fact that this is one of the industries that spend billions on gadgets such as heart rate monitors, and dedicated clothing, but those who really want to run can keep it easy and simple, run.
And here are some more benefits of running:
this is what ten minutes of running will do for your health
How much do you really need to run a week to be healthy?
Running is one of the most effective actions we can give our body.
The World Health Organization recommends 150 minutes a week of aerobic activity and recent studies indicate the direct relationship between walking/running 10,000 steps a day and longevity preventing and dealing with heart disease, diabetes, stress and obesity and in fact has a positive effect on every physical parameter examined.
The great feeling after running is perhaps hard to explain in words, but in extensive tests conducted on the subject, running is an excellent solution even for those looking for mental health.
And of course, running is not the only option.
You can also choose functional training, yoga or online training on the mobile screen.
Hadas, an elementary school teacher and mother of 4 celebrated her round birthday about two years ago and works out at the studio in different workouts 4 times a week.
"My priorities have changed. I don't remember a feeling like this for 20 years, and the feeling is addictive," she says, "in the last few years I felt that everything became heavy for me, even picking up my little daughter became a project. It was important for me to feel strong again, to feel able to do things Alone. I don't understand how I let it take over me until today."
Processes are not an easy thing in life, but choosing precisely at this point in life is a choice with a lot of power, it comes from a deep and true place, from a place where the "why" is strong enough to understand the how on the way.
And so we will see more people looking for change, looking even for a moment to love what they are doing, even if that moment comes only at the end of the workout,
Omer Rosenberg is a fitness trainer and the owner of the Next fitness club
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