Health and wellness in the running community
Overview
For an athlete to keep physically fit there is always need for excellent and adequate training. It does not matter whether one is merely a weekend warrior or seasoned athlete agility and speed would require one to push even hard. In most cases, one is needed to start their training simple then increase the intensity of the workout to the level where one can achieve the more difficult task. The focus of this approach is to work harder to make a better result. In the process of increasing the workouts, one gets to improve on their ability. Many studies have looked at the need for working out and the benefits that they offer to any individual. While it helps people to keep fit it also provides one with the ability to increase their agility and stays healthy little is known on their effects on an athlete. Several studies have focused on the need for healthy living (Wayne et al., 2015). However few studies focus on the aspect of health and wellness among the running community. There is a need to understand the approaches that could be used to enhance health and wellness among the running populations.
Analysis of the problem
The latest view of regenerative medicine seems to dispute the idea that intensive training alone might help one to be physically fit and increases one’s level of skills. Over the years the running communities have always had the belief that the best way that one can achieve physical fitness is working hard. With the seemingly shift in the view about wellness and health among the athletes there seem to be a concern on the approaches that these people use to keep fit and stay agile. There is a new view that focuses on a nutritional balance that can fuel the workouts and build muscles. The current focus also takes close attention on how nutrition can help to prevent oxidative stress and inflammation that often damage the cells. There is a need to understand the appropriate supplements that can replace the macronutrient that is lost during the training sessions. While the athlete has always been taking much of their focus on working out there is a risk that they have been losing out on how to stay healthy (Friedmann et al., 2015). There is a possibility that one might be fit physically but still subject their bodies too much pressure by losing the micronutrient during the workouts. Without a good understanding of how the body works and the nutritional balance in the body most athletes might often end up with the serious medical condition after their workouts.
Purpose of the study
The focus of this study is to analyze the approaches that the running community uses to balance their micronutrients levels. The center is to understand whether the people have an understanding of the need to adjust the level of micronutrients in their body. While working out is good an understanding of the level of nutrients lost and how to replace them might be the missing link in one keeping fit and healthy. There is a need to understand that working out is not the ultimate way to stay healthy and fit (Shipway & Holloway, 2016). Besides working out, one should follow a diet that can help in balancing micronutrients. The role of supplements in the food might be necessary for the working out community.
Research questions
What methods are appropriate for achieving a balance micronutrient for the running community?
References
Wayne, N., Perez, D. F., Kaplan, D. M., & Ritvo, P. (2015). Health coaching reduces HbA1c in type 2 diabetic patients from a lower-socioeconomic status community: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of medical Internet research, 17(10).
Friedmann, E., Son, H., & Saleem, M. (2015). The animal-human bond: Health and wellness. In Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy (Fourth Edition) (pp. 73-88).
Shipway, R., & Holloway, I. (2016). Health and the running body: Notes from an ethnography. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 51(1), 78-96.
