Marian Nelson-Addy is a humanitarian aid worker based in Bristol. She has been working with a Christian-based humanitarian relief
agency in the city for the last few years. She has traveled to several
places in the United Kingdom, United States and to other parts of the
world as part of relief teams sent to help victims of natural
calamities. Marian Nelson-Addy likes running as it helps her keep fit
without having to worry about going to the gym, which is not something
she always has access to when she is out in disaster-stricken areas. She
started running when she was in school and made it to the track team
when she was in high school. Here are a couple of reasons why you might
want to start running.
Happy Hormones
Running causes the
release of endocannabinoids – feel good hormones. According to a study
published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise,
researchers found that with walking for 30-minutes on a treadmill, a
person suffering from major depression could instantly change their mood
and feel better. If you find that you are feeling stressed after a long
day’s work, you might want to take a brisk 30-minute walk when you get
back home.
Burn Calories
Running is ideal if you are looking
to burn calories. You don’t just burn calories when you go running, in
fact, you continue to burn calories even after you have finished
running. According to scientists, this is called “excess post oxygen
consumption” – EPOC.
Marian Nelson-Addy even manages to go running when she is out on a relief mission in another part of the world.
Also check out Marian Nelson-Addy profile on Behance
