5 biggest health benefits of running you must know

#3 Running helps to strengthen bones

Running not only helps to strengthen one’s knees but other joints and bones too (Image credits: HealthiestCures.net)

Bones provide the strength and structure that the human body requires for movement and shape. When people run, there is stress caused on the bones when their feet touch the surface to propel them forward. When the brain senses this stress, osteoblasts (cells which lead to bone development) are sent across to the surface of the bone which is being affected, and start remodelling the bone in order to strengthen it.

A matrix of protein is formed in between the cells which lead to an increase in the bone density. All in all, greater the mineral density of the bone, the stronger the bone.