Modern people’s lives are fast-paced, and work is tiring. Many people can’t get up early to run. So, running at night has become one of the best ways for white-collar workers, and thus, night runners have emerged. However, some people say that night running is like self-killing, is night running so terrifying?

Let’s first take a look at the benefits and drawbacks of night running.

The benefits of night running

1. Night running is relatively flexible in time.

Morning running cannot be too long because you still need to go to work. When running, you need to control the time. Unlike night running, after finishing work, it’s your time, you can run as long as you want, without affecting your work, and you can fully release your stress.

2. The air is better at night.

In the morning, the large molecules and carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide are not very good. Instead, the air at night is much better than in the morning. At this time, the plants have just finished photosynthesis, and the oxygen content is very high, which is very suitable for outdoor sports.

3. Avoid ultraviolet damage.

During the day, ultraviolet radiation is strong, especially in summer. Long-term exposure to ultraviolet rays not only makes you sunburn, but also causes some skin diseases. In night running, you don’t need to worry about these problems.

4. More beneficial for physical health.

In the evening, the human body’s metabolism is the most vigorous. At this time, running is very effective for weight loss and detoxification. Moreover, according to research, the opposite of morning running, night running, the number of platelets decreased by 20%, which greatly reduced the risk of blood clots.

5. Easier to fall asleep.

Nowadays, many people have insomnia, lying in bed for several hours without sleep. This is a very annoying thing. Long-term insomnia can harm our bodies, make us irritable, and reduce our immune system. In night running, you will feel some fatigue, which will help you fall asleep better.

The drawbacks of night running

Night running has many benefits, but it also has some hidden dangers.

1. Safety issues.

When running at night, due to the dark light, vision is affected, sometimes encountering potholes and causing accidents. In addition, with the traffic, it is also a major safety hazard. For girls, running alone at night is dangerous. There have been cases of female runners being murdered by villains both domestically and internationally.

2. It's easy to overdraft the body.

After a day of high-pressure work, brain and physical strength have declined a lot. At this time, going for a night run will overdraft the body if the volume is too large, making the state worse. In addition, in a physical and mental state of fatigue, it's difficult to control the running action, and it's easy to injure oneself.

3. It's easy to make yourself excited and unable to sleep.

Night running can indeed help you fall asleep better, but if the time is too late or the volume is too large, it will have the opposite effect, making the body more excited and unable to sleep.

Night running precautions

Night running has some safety hazards, but these hazards can be eliminated as long as we do the following:

1. When night running, it is best to wear bright colored clothes, such as fluorescent yellow, fluorescent orange and fluorescent red, which can make others or vehicles see you. In addition, you can run against the traffic flow, so you can see the car, and the car can also see you. When night running, do not use headphones, because music will cut off the communication with the outside world and prevent you from hearing car horns or people shouting.2. Girls should run with some companions.

Girls running alone are more dangerous, many villains are eyeing solo runners, it’s better to run with familiar running buddies for safety. In addition, do not run unfamiliar or more secluded roads, which will give villains a chance. Besides, when running, you should first tell your family about your running route to ensure they know your whereabouts.3. The best time for night running should be no more than 30 minutes-1 hour.

If the running time is too short, it cannot achieve the corresponding effect. If the running time is too long, it will feel tired and affect the sleep of that night and the state of the next day. Of course, if you are a senior runner, you can set your running time and volume according to your own level.4. The best time to run is one hour after finishing dinner, preferably around 8 pm.

If you don’t have dinner before running, it’s easy to cause low blood sugar. After finishing dinner and running one hour later, it’s more energetic. In addition, the time of night running should not be too late, no more than 9 pm, because at 9 pm the immune system begins to detoxify, and after 11 pm it is the liver that detoxifies. These time points are not recommended to run.5. When running, you should do a warm-up and stretching.

This is necessary whether it’s morning or night running, especially in winter, it’s more important to prepare the activity, otherwise it’s easy to injure oneself. In addition, when night running, the temperature is lower, you need to keep warm.Summary

Night running has its advantages and disadvantages. For the disadvantages, as long as you control them, the risks can be reduced to the lowest level.

In fact, there is no best time for running, whether it’s morning or night running, as long as it’s the right time for you, it can exercise the body, the most important thing is to run.

For weight loss buddies, try not to go night running, because if you encounter a barbecue stall, this run will be wasted. “