Ten truths over the running

Running to weaken the heart, sex paralyze the runners legs, questioning jogging back strong: Current studies the veracity of these assumptions.

It takes effort to create some bubbles, and often it is boring - and yet experts advise on sport in the fresh air - above all to work. They cite several arguments in favor: 70 percent of the muscles come into motion. Thus the simplest of all forms of movement rewarded with a well-trained body, but also other pleasant side effects.

So devoted to the science also increasingly the subject of sports and running. The researchers now know, for example, that joggers have better-functioning brain actually. Contrary to common assumptions Sex does not hurt before the marathon - and strengthens the legs and running alongside the back. However, not all findings are positive: He who starts against excess pounds only, will see relatively little success. And the opinion that the heart of ongoing endurance athletes are automatically load-bearing capacity, is a fallacy.