《我愛鵝卵石》

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和《我愛狗牙冰》by 小布:

住處附近有一條山路。荒山禿嶺，卻也是個野跑的好去處。幾處上下坡布滿了鵝卵石。

剛開始跑的時候，12分的小心，總怕崴了腳。慢慢的跑熟了反而喜歡踩在鵝卵石上的感覺，尤其聽到嘎吱嘎吱的擠壓聲。當然，小心駛得萬年船，尤其下坡更要加倍小心。

關於野跑的好處還真不少。下麵摘錄的有6點。別的不好評論，對於1&2，感覺狠有道理。野跑確實要征用更多的肌肉。由於地形的複雜，每一步都可能用到不同的肌肉群。這樣平均下來，對每一塊肌肉的衝擊壓力反而小了。

我這一段時間的親身體驗是：曾經酸爽的PG有明顯好轉。另外，空氣也比路跑新鮮多了。

6 benefits of trail running

1/ You’ll use more muscles...

‘By mixing firm hard pack trails with mud, flat routes and hills, you help to ensure your body works a much greater range of muscle groups, not just in your legs but also the stabilising muscles in your core, feet and ankles,’ says Saucony running coach, Tom Craggs. This will improve your balance as well as your overall running power on all terrains.

(Related: Why you should run hard on trails)

2/ ... And help reduce your risk of injury

‘With each foot strike on a road or tarmac surface you’re generally hitting the same muscles with the same foot strike over and over, but mixed terrain surfaces will mean your gait and foot strike is slightly different each stride, meaning you will spread the impact over a great range of muscles,’ says Craggs. In turn, you put less pressure on individual muscles and joints. Goodbye shin splints.

3/ You will be less anxious

Doing nature-based physical activity could lower stress and anxiety, while boosting mental wellbeing according to research by Edge Hill University, maximising the existing mood-improving qualities of exercise.

4/ It could help you live longer

A Harvard study this year found living in a green space meant a 12% lower rate of death compared to living in an urban environment. While we can’t all live among rolling fields, driving out for a weekend trail run helps you cash in on some of those longevity boosting benefits.

5/ You’ll lose fat faster

For those looking to shed pounds, trail running can help you burn between 60 to 90 calories more per hour, according to data from the Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise journal – this is thanks to the added challenge of uneven terrain.

6/ It will get you out of those negative thought spirals

Nature exposure reduces ‘rumination’, a.k.a when you get into a vicious thought cycle associated with depression. A 90-minute walk (or run) in nature lessens this negative brain activity, whereas the same exercise in an urban area has no such effect, according to research published in a Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences article.

Source: https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/training/motivation/a775889/6-benefits-of-trail-running/