towhee26 wrote:
•A few minutes a day will reduce excess fat, manage body composition and improves muscle to fat ratio
•17-20% increase in oxygen uptake and calorie burn
•Improves resting metabolic rate (burning more calories after exercise)
•Increases endorphins, thus fighting depression and reduces mental stress
•Increase the mitochondria count within the muscle cells, essential for endurance
•Stimulates the lymphatic system: thus cleaning your cells, eliminating toxins, and strengthening your immune system
•Speeds up injury recovery by increasing oxygenation of tissues, strengthening ligaments and breaking down scar tissue
•Simultaneously trains all body muscles together
These are called benefits of running - period. (You won't get much in a few minutes a day, but you will get something...)