Theartfulage iconTheartfulageSep 1, 2026

Why running slowly is one of the best things you can do, for fitness and for your health

Nearly everyone new to running assumes that the point is to go as hard as you comfortably can, that a run only counts if it leaves you gasping, and that slowing down is a form of failure.

Why running slowly is one of the best things you can do, for fitness and for your health

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Nearly everyone new to running assumes that the point is to go as hard as you comfortably can, that a run only counts if it leaves you gasping, and that slowing down is a form of failure.

Some of the most robust findings in exercise science […]

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Nearly everyone new to running assumes that the point is to go as hard as you comfortably can, that a run only counts if it leaves you gasping, and that slowing down is a form of failure. It is a natural assumption and a mistaken one. Some of the most robust findings in exercise science […]

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It is a natural assumption and a mistaken one. Some of the most robust findings in exercise science […]

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