Sports help prevent colds, but doctors advise not to exercise immediately after a cold. The exhaustion of the body makes it easier for cold viruses to attack the heart muscle.
Running is one of the most popular sports practiced by Germans to keep fit. The sport may seem simple, but doctors insist on caution.
Sports experts advise long-distance running in nature over stones and tree branches. Running in nature is more fun than running in gyms, because it helps improve balance, and does all the body's senses. For starters it is best to run on flat ground.
Beginners should accustom their bodies to unusual burdens. Many are doing too much, and they want to do a lot more quickly. Which is not recommended by sports experts. You have to have enough fitness to run without problems.
The basic condition for running without problems is to create the locomotor system. Here, sports experts recommend two tests to determine the readiness of the body. The first is the forward bending test, to examine the elasticity of the joints and ligaments, while the second is the cress test that shows the extent of the ability to balance and coordinate.
Sports experts stress that the toes should be in the right direction, and the trunk straight. Bending one's head forward or backward stiffens the trunk muscles.
