Running.
For some it is the supreme and ultimate exercise. It provides a runner's high as endorphins pulse through your body and it is a great and natural exercise.
For others, it is absolutely dreaded and each step is loathingly taken against ones will.
But everyone can agree that running is an essential part of any work out routine and luckily Philadelphia is the perfect city to take a run.
Getting Started
Running alone can be accomplished almost anywhere in the city. The Fairmount park system, one of the largest in the nation, has a multitude of trails and paths that run through large swaths of the city. For beginners, the run along Kelly Drive provides a wonderfully maintained, popular, safe, and gorgeous path to exercise along. In the Northeast, paths along start behind the Philadelphia Correctional Facility and provide a surprisingly nice run (importantly, running near a prison is much safer than you’d expect, and brightly lit too).
For those who want to get the extra motivation and safety of running with a group, there are plenty of running clubs in the city that provide tips and tricks for running in the city. One of the best are the Philly Runners. The group has many runs, both competitive and free, that will push the apathetic runner into a better routine.
The group also provides suggestions for runs to join outside of the city along with a great fun run that leaves the Art Museum steps at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.
Tips and Safety
It’s been a hot summer in Philly and that brings extra dangers to running. Hot weather running can bring on heat exhaustion and severe dehydration that will bring on headaches, spins, and possible collapse.
Some tips:
Running with buddies or in a popular area can also never be a bad idea. So grab a friend and hit the streets and paths of Philadelphia.
Happy running!
For some it is the supreme and ultimate exercise. It provides a runner's high as endorphins pulse through your body and it is a great and natural exercise.
For others, it is absolutely dreaded and each step is loathingly taken against ones will.
But everyone can agree that running is an essential part of any work out routine and luckily Philadelphia is the perfect city to take a run.
Getting Started
Running alone can be accomplished almost anywhere in the city. The Fairmount park system, one of the largest in the nation, has a multitude of trails and paths that run through large swaths of the city. For beginners, the run along Kelly Drive provides a wonderfully maintained, popular, safe, and gorgeous path to exercise along. In the Northeast, paths along start behind the Philadelphia Correctional Facility and provide a surprisingly nice run (importantly, running near a prison is much safer than you’d expect, and brightly lit too).
For those who want to get the extra motivation and safety of running with a group, there are plenty of running clubs in the city that provide tips and tricks for running in the city. One of the best are the Philly Runners. The group has many runs, both competitive and free, that will push the apathetic runner into a better routine.
The group also provides suggestions for runs to join outside of the city along with a great fun run that leaves the Art Museum steps at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.
Tips and Safety
It’s been a hot summer in Philly and that brings extra dangers to running. Hot weather running can bring on heat exhaustion and severe dehydration that will bring on headaches, spins, and possible collapse.
Some tips:
- Hydrate, hydrate, and hydrate. Although sports drinks may work for you, nothing beats a cool glass of water.
- Wear proper clothing. Go out and spend the few extra dollars on breathable sports clothing and keep the skin breathing.
- Be smart and quit your run if you start to feel the effects of heat. Know your body and don’t push it beyond limits, this is exercise but it can also be dangerous.
Running with buddies or in a popular area can also never be a bad idea. So grab a friend and hit the streets and paths of Philadelphia.
Happy running!
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