10 Reasons To Take Up Running

It's not easy meeting new people, especially if you spend every evening indoors. Aside from the occasional door-to-door salesman or Jehovah's Witness (who, admittedly, are very sociable), being stuck between four walls is terrible for your social life.

You won't necessarily make new friends straight away through running: most people are just a bit creeped out by a sweaty stranger, panting out of breath, randomly introducing themselves in the street. But once you start attending running meets, participating in park runs, and acknowledging others pounding the ground in your area, you'll soon find your circle of buddies widening like your developing thigh muscles.