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"Just in case your feet were feeling the need to get moving (maybe this 91-year-old marathon runner was some inspiration?), today just happens to be National Running Day. So maybe today is the day to lace up those sneaks! First, a little bank account incentive: the Rock &amp;#x27;n&amp;#x27; Roll Marathon Series is offering a $20 discount&amp;amp;#8212;event-wide&amp;amp;#8212;for race registration. So, that&amp;#x27;s awesome, right? But there are other good things that come with regular running! Let&amp;#x27;s just check out just a few of the possible health benefits... It may boost heart health: When you run, two important parts of your heart&amp;amp;#8212;the ones that pump out blood&amp;amp;#8212;increase in size by 20 percent. That boosts the blood supply all across your body, possibly reducing bad cholesterol, which could discourage things like heart disease. It could be good for your lungs (and your brain!): Research suggests that going for a jog can help improve your lung function and let you breathe better&amp;amp;#8212;while also giving your brain some assistance in problem-solving. It just might give you some happy hormones: Exercising in general can release endorphins (those awesome feel-good hormones that elevate your mood), which may mean that getting a &amp;quot;runner&amp;#x27;s high&amp;quot; could be a very real thing! Are you a runner? What health benefits have you experienced? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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