Tips to Increase Your Stamina

Building stamina is the goal for anyone who is a marathon runner or preparing for 3k or 5k run. Running a short burst of sprints is easier while running long distances is not easy at all since it requires a lot of discipline, dedication, and training to improve the stamina and muscle endurance. One of the key requirements for running longer is high lung capacity, muscle power, and muscle endurance. Let us look at some ways by which you can improve your running.

1. Warm-up
   It is very important to improve blood flow and increase muscle temperature to prevent injury. Stretching increases joint movement and improves flexibility. A good 10-minute warm-up is good enough to warm up the muscles. Include stretching exercises like neck rotations, shoulder rotations, arm circles, waist rotations, etc
   
   
2. Maintain a Good Posture
   Maintaining a proper posture will help you run longer and better. It will also prevent you from injuries like leading to neck, shoulder, and back pain, hampering flexibility which can occur due to a bad posture.
   
   
3. Check your breathing techniques
   Breathing techniques are very important to improve the running stamina. It is important to breathe in more oxygen and breathing out more carbon dioxide since it makes your muscles work hard
   
   
4. Slow and steady
   You must be very patient when it comes to increasing your running time and endurance. Try to increase your distance by 10% each week such that by the end of the week you should be able to run more by 10% when compared to the last week.
   
   
5. Practice Walking
   If you want to imo=prove your stamina, then you must walk every day. It improves your stamina and endurance. Since both the activities, i.e., walking and running involve the same group of muscles, it builds stamina and makes you ready for stamina. If you’re a beginner, you should start with walking regularly and gradually increasing distances. This will improve your cardiovascular health, muscle strength, increase lung capacity, make your bones stronger, and improve posture. Try to walk for atleast 30 mins daily.