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Running: "In a period of confinement, there is no better medicine"

2021-04-29T05:53:15.973Z


Former basketball player, Geoffrey Wandji is the doctor of the French under-20 basketball team and a parallel pilot #RunningCare, u


Nearly 13.5 million French people practice running.

In the midst of the Covid-19 health crisis, running regularly is very beneficial, physically and morally, underlines sports doctor Geoffrey Wandji.

Former basketball player, doctor of the French basketball team for under 20s, he also pilots #RunningCare, the first application entirely designed by sports doctors to support runners.

With the introduction of teleworking, "a simple little jog, even for just a few minutes, serves as a decompression valve", underlines Geoffrey Wandji, 39, who controls the Running Care app.

DR / Running Care

Many competitions are postponed or even canceled, but there are still just as many joggers in the parks.

Why ?

GEOFFREY WANDJI.

A year ago, the first confinement was conducive to the discovery of running.

The gyms were closed, the weather was fine, an hour's outing within a mile, it was easy, we took our sneakers and off we went.

But since then, there has still been a phenomenon of shortness of breath.

How to motivate yourself to last?

There are the pure competitors who have their habits and do not change anything at their own pace.

For others, this health crisis made them realize that running could be beneficial for health.

They are told that being well in their bodies decreases the risk of cardiovascular accidents.

We have a different outlook on ourselves, too.

Then, because of the implementation of teleworking, a simple short jog, even of only a few minutes, serves as a decompression valve, an opportunity to see the world outside and without risk of contamination.

These are levers that make it possible to last.

Psychologically, could running serve as a treatment for depression caused by confinement?

Yes, it helps relieve the pressure of work, of the house with the omnipresent children. In times of confinement, there is no better medicine.

Source: leparis

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