Runners please read this post and reply

sufikitkat

Wow...if that was the case I doubt I would still get ID'd for R movies at age 26! The only lines on my face are from smiles- the good kind! The funny thing is, I know some friends that would love to run but don't have the patience and determination needed to get past the starting phase and in turn find ways to say running is bad. Maybe that' your friend's big thing? Good luck on your running!!

koosdel

I've heard that not running will make your butt all flabby.

LilRedRooster

If up and down motion caused wrinkles that badly, people would have stopped procreating years ago, and then human race would have ceased to exist.

Tell your friend that scowling at you while you run circles around her will cause WAAAAAY more wrinkles than running
Or just tell her that running with the wind in your face is an instant facelift.

That.

Besides, running actually increases circulation efficiency, which improves skin function and health, but doesn't affect the elasticity of your skin at all. Elasticity and winkles are largely predetermined by genetics, and can be influenced by things like sun and wind exposure, but certainly not motion.

bunchesonothing

I've heard that not running will make your butt all flabby.

Very nice!

MassiveDelta

Quick get rid of your friend...

Running is great for you and has nothing to do with your face wrinkles, however this maybe derived from the excessive exposure to the sun.

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1948208,00.html

Archives of Internal Medicine in 2008, it found that the runners' knees were no more or less healthy than the nonrunners' knees. And It didn't seem to matter how much the runners ran. "We have runners who average 200 miles a year and others who average 2,000 miles a year. Their joints are the same," says James Fries, a professor emeritus of medicine at Stanford and the leader of the research group. The study also found that runners experienced less physical disability and had a 39% lower mortality rate than the nonrunners.

Panda_Jack

staceyseeger

Really?? I'm not missing that double chin & 50 extra lbs that I had a few years ago. And I still get carded at 41...:laugh:

sdereski

I totally disagree with your friend, however; a plastic surgeon and dermotologist I saw was not pleased that I was a runner - more so from the sun / wind exposure and the damage THAT can do to one's skin. I also believe genetics plays a large role. I am going on 51 and people claim I Iook much younger. I say "thank you MOM!"

As others mentioned - good sunblock and moisturizer are essential, but also eating healthy foods and drinking lots of WATER all aid in keeping one's skin glowing and healthy looking.

Keep running girl!

lclarkjr

Running is great for you and will really help to catapult your weight loss. It sounds like your friend is trying to sabotage your progress or at least inhibit you. Keep on running!

BerryH

Nice article debunking the myth here:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2008/08/08/f-col-hadzipetros.html?ref=rss

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Every so often somebody will tell me they're still looking for an exercise routine that they can enjoy. "But not running, because that'll give me wrinkles and looking old before my time."

Well, it's not running — or any other form of exercise — that'll etch lines in your face. If anything, getting fit may help hold off the inevitable process of wrinkling as your skin conforms to a leaner, more muscular body.

However, yo-yo dieting may also wreak havoc with your skin as alternating between losing and gaining a lot of weight shrinks and then stretches your skin.

There are four major causes of wrinkles: age, exposure to ultraviolet light, smoking and repeated facial expressions.

The last three you can control by not basking unprotected in the sun, not smoking and not continually making the face that your mother warned you not to make when you were a kid.

There's still no cure for aging and its tendency to make your skin thinner, less elastic and more fragile. Your body produces fewer natural oils which will leave your skin drier and more wrinkled.

Sure, there are some things you can do to help lessen the effects of wrinkling. Aging boomers have spent billions on skin creams and botox injections in an attempt to turn back the clock.

But if you want to do it naturally, getting fitter is better, as long as you take the proper precautions for your skin before you head out for an hour-long bike ride or run on a sunny day.

Take a look at Paula Radcliffe, the world's fastest female marathoner. She's been running upwards of 160 kilometres a week training for the women's marathon in Beijing — eight months after giving birth to a daughter. Yes, she's got that typical rail-thin runner's body. But good luck finding a wrinkle on her.

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cmDaffy

I read this yesterday and decided to respond after my next running session... I'll be honest, I thought it was pretty damn funny, what people won't do to discourage others from being the best they can be.

So, I ran. Didn't notice any extra jiggling in my face. Didn't feel that my cheeks were flapping up and down... Truthfully, it just fetl... GREAT!!

ShaeDetermined

i think your friend is just scared that she CAN'T run!

Besides, in a very preliminary study running has been shown to increase the number of newly generated neurons within the brain.This could have significant implications in aging as well as learning and memory. (^ van Praag H, Kempermann G, Gage FH (March 1999). "Running increases cell proliferation and neurogenesis in the adult mouse dentate gyrus". Nat. Neurosci. 2 (3): 266–270. doi:10.1038/6368. PMID 10195220.)

Let her swallow that!

bassettpig

don't make me quote myself:

Running is terrible for you! It will make your uterus fall out and your knees explode into fiery balls of light. Avoid running at all costs. You've been warned...

I was going to reply w/something like this, but I see I have been beaten to the punch....those who want to believe running is bad for you will believe that no matter what. I am 51 now and people often seem surprised by my age, taking me for 5-10 years younger.

Even if there was the slightest grain of truth in what your friend said, the physical and mental benefits I derive from running far outweigh my vanity regarding a few more wrinkles.

SavCal71

Your friend is a twit.

Schwiggity

If I were you, I'd stop being friends with someone that dumb. Running (like anything high impact) can be a bit hard on your joints, but if you maintain proper form, stretch, and listen to your body, then you have nothing to worry about.

jessradtke

I actually have heard this before and have even seen someone wearing a "face bra"!! But from what I've read it's not based on ANY concrete evidence, just some plastic surgeon's personal opinion. Quite frankly, even if it did give me wrinkles I'd still do it though. Just like laughing. I don't give a crap if I'm getting "laugh lines" around my eyes. I earned them, dammit! LOL Wrinkles just are not on the top of my priority list.

amarie002

seems like someone has a serious 'frenemy' issue on their hands.

and lets be real here.. id much rather be healthy, thin, fit with a healthy heart and have a few lines on my face rather than out of shape with a baby-like face.

gingerfoxxx

I actually have heard this before and have even seen someone wearing a "face bra"!! But from what I've read it's not based on ANY concrete evidence, just some plastic surgeon's personal opinion. Quite frankly, even if it did give me wrinkles I'd still do it though. Just like laughing. I don't give a crap if I'm getting "laugh lines" around my eyes. I earned them, dammit! LOL Wrinkles just are not on the top of my priority list.

noooooo! someone beat me to it?? I was all set to quit my day job too.....RATS!

PeachyKeene

Thanks everyone!

Sounds like my friend is full of BS! I kinda figured that one, but wanted to get some feed back from some people with experience. I have been running since May and I am growing to love it. I would never stop running, even if it did cause wrinkles. I really wanted proof to throw back in her face, to be honest. Because she has no proof, but people that do it all the time are the proof that it is not true.

Sorry gingerfoxxx! The person that developed the face bra probably started this stupid false crap anyway! lol