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Earlyinthemorning,atnoon,orintheevening,inbigcitiesandinthecountryside,allacrosstheUnitedStates,youcanseeusAmericansrunning.Menandwomen,childrenandteenagers,middle-agedpeopleandgrandparentsarerunning.Peopleruneverywhere-alongthebeachesofCalifornia,throughCentralParkinNewYork,downquietstreetsinsmallmidwesterntowns,aroundthetrack,oratthegymnasium.Somepeopleevenrunintheirlivingrooms.
Afewyearsago,runningwasnotsopopular.Inthe1960s,runnersweremostlyathletesandhealthfreaks.Inthosedays,somepeoplewouldseearunnerandask,"Hey,what'sthehurry"Ortheymightsaytothemselves,"Ishecrazy?"Womenalmostneverran.Iftheydid,theymighthearamanshout,"IfIcatchyou,canIkeepyou"Buttodayallthisischanging.Todaymenandwomenofallagesenjoyrunning.
DoctorssaymanyofthehealthproblemsintheUnitedStatescomefromthesebadhabits:eatingtoomuch,smokingcigarettes,andnotexercisingenough.Doctorstellus,"Eatless,don'tsmoke,andexercisemore."Runningisgoodexercisebecauseithelpsbuildstrongheartsandlungs.Italsohelpsmostpeopleloseweight.