There's a biological explanation for why running feels so sucky for people who are just getting started. (From 2014)
my New Years resolution, and it's still weeks away. Like millions of other Americans, I'm going to start working out—specifically, running. I love the way running makes me feel, but only when I'm not running. This is because even when I'm racking up modest mileage, my legs burn, my chest itches, and my lungs feel like they're filled with a thousand burning matches.
I want to be a runner, but even Bruce Springsteen's exercise anthem "Born to Run" can't get me excited. I don't want these factors to derail my resolution. To find out why running feels so sucky , I called Steven Magness, coach to several Olympians and the University of Houston cross country team, and author of the bookI don't want to totally shock my system once January 1st comes around, so I'm going to prepare myself with short jogs before New Year's.
Currently, says Magness, there are two prevailing hypotheses. The first is that running causes you to strain a ligament connecting your diaphragm to the abdominal muscles. "When you're running, your diaphragm is working harder than you expect," Magness said. The second hypothesis is also tied to the abdominal muscles, but has to do with a decrease in calcium, which can prevent muscles from relaxing.
Magness says these problems are most common with beginning runners, but even the Olympians he coaches admit to suffering. So maybe I wasn't born to run, but at least I know I'm not alone in my misery. Maybe one day I can catch up to the pros, and take my complaining to a whole new level.
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