At a time when the concept of wellness is becoming more and more popular, morning jogging was once considered the best way to start an active day. However, when I was still running on the familiar road in the morning, Yan Ran found that there were indeed fewer people jogging in the morning than before, was it because of the cold weather in winter or something else?

Chatting with my fellow runners, I stumbled upon the fact that many people have begun to refuse to run in the morning. What is the reason behind this?

1. Time factor

Modern society has a fast pace of life, and people are under high pressure at work, and it is often difficult to go to bed early at night, resulting in inability to get up in the morning. For those who are "night owls", the early morning quilt is a great attraction.

The runner gave an example, saying that one of his friends who has been running for 5 years, Xiao Li, who works in an advertising company, often needs to work overtime until late at night due to the nature of his work, and he really doesn't have the energy to go for a morning run the next morning. In order to ensure basic sleep time, he had to give up his morning jog plan.

2. Environmental factors

With the acceleration of urbanization, air quality has become a major factor affecting people's willingness to run in the morning. In some industrial cities or areas with heavy traffic, the air in the early morning is filled with pollutants such as car exhaust and dust. Running in such an environment for a long time not only does not achieve the effect of fitness, but may damage your health.

One of my running netizens, Wang Dayi, originally insisted on running in the morning in a heavy industrial city in Hebei, but after a while, he found that he had a frequent cough, and after going to the hospital for a check-up, the doctor advised him to reduce outdoor exercise with poor air quality. In desperation, the careless brother could only give up the morning run.

3. TCM perspectives

Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the "unity of nature and man", and the physiological activities of the human body should be in harmony with the laws of nature. In the morning, the body's yang energy has just begun to grow, and it needs a slow process to gradually wake up. If you do strenuous exercise at this time, it will consume yang energy prematurely, which is not conducive to your health. Moreover, in the morning, the body's qi and blood are still in a relatively stagnant state, and the joints and muscles are also relatively stiff.

4. Personal physical condition

Some people are weak or suffer from chronic diseases, such as high blood pressure and heart disease, and morning jogging may put too much burden on the body. Some time ago, Lao Zhang, a running friend next to him, didn't know that he had high blood pressure, and he used to run together in Aosen in the morning, but during a morning run, he suddenly felt dizzy and almost fell. The doctor warned him that in his case, it was not suitable for vigorous exercise in the morning, and that he needed to choose a gentler form of exercise.

5. Personal psychological factors

Morning jogging requires a certain amount of perseverance and self-discipline, and for some people who lack exercise habits, it is difficult to stick to it for a long time. At first, you may try to go for a morning run because of the novelty, but as time goes on, the enthusiasm gradually fades, and when you encounter some difficulties, such as bad weather, physical discomfort, etc., it is easy to give up.

Many people refuse to go for a morning jog because of a combination of factors. Time, environment, physical condition, and psychological factors all influence people's choice of morning runs. However, this does not mean that we should give up exercise, we can choose the more suitable way and time of exercise according to our actual situation to achieve the purpose of maintaining health.