Running 1 mile per day

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Jambomo Oct 2016 9:37am, 10 Oct 2016 5,926 posts	0 Jambomo Been having a bit of a debate with a friend over whether there are many benefits to running for at least 1 mile a day. Would Fetchies say there are benefits to running a mile a day in things like fitness, weightloss etc? Obviously if you do more then its better but if a person can't/doesn't run more is there a point in running for 1 mile?
westmoors Oct 2016 9:39am, 10 Oct 2016 1,192 posts	0 westmoors I'd say it is better than sitting on your
Jambomo Oct 2016 10:08am, 10 Oct 2016 5,927 posts	0 Jambomo Yeah, that's what I thought as well - I just wasn't sure how much better
LazyDaisy Oct 2016 6:14pm, 10 Oct 2016 16,088 posts	0 LazyDaisy If you start off gently, then do one or two eyeballs-out sessions of 30 seconds or so, then cool down, all within that mile, wouldn't that make you run faster generally and help you to burn fat, as the HIIT evangelists claim?
Cyclops Oct 2016 6:25pm, 10 Oct 2016 2,567 posts	0 Cyclops It is recommended for schools to get their students to run 1 mile a day for all sorts of health reasons. Whether they are proven or not, I couldn't say.
Joe Hawk Oct 2016 6:37pm, 10 Oct 2016 5,118 posts	0 Joe Hawk It is better than nothing but would have thought it better to do say two/three run of say three miles and have rest days in between
Jambomo Oct 2016 2:45pm, 12 Oct 2016 5,948 posts	0 Jambomo Cheers folks
Nicholls595 Oct 2016 2:46pm, 12 Oct 2016 8,017 posts	0 Nicholls595 I ran a mile a day for a fortnight, and at the end of the two weeks, I was 14 miles from home.
Jambomo Oct 2016 2:53pm, 12 Oct 2016 5,949 posts	0 Jambomo