“I’m promoting what the normal person with a normal body actually looks like, in this day and age.”
The Master of public health hopes that his running and community work to help dispel misconceptions of what healthy people and “traditional runners” look like.Evans, who earned a master’s degree in public health research from the University of Connecticut, noted that regular exercise has provided him with “great” blood pressure, cholesterol, and bone density levels, without the dramatic weight loss.
“When people think about health, the first thing people note is the outward appearance and think ‘Oh, that person’s not healthy, because he’s fat,'” Evans said. “Everybody can be a runner. It may look different from what they see on TV or from professional runners, but everybody can be a runner,” Evans said.
The running coach, who focuses on all aspects of a client’s health, including nutrition and other forms of exercise, advises first-time runners to begin training in intervals as he did: run for 15 seconds, then walk for a minute and slowly continue running faster and/or longer as possible.He also encourages them to signup for a road race to “really experience the joys that come along with running.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Manhattan prosecutor drops over 300 convictions tied NYPD cops guilty of crimesManhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says 308 misdemeanor cases were tossed out Tuesday, and eight felonies will be on Wednesday. They’re the latest in over 1,000 dismissals citywide of cases connected to officers who were charged or convicted.
Read more »
Manhattan DA drops over 300 convictions tied to officers found guilty of crimesAll of the convictions involve one of nine officers who were later convicted of on-the-job offenses — among them taking bribes, illegally selling guns, lying under oath and planting drugs on suspects — and are no longer on the force.
Read more »
Water main break closes parts of 300 East in Salt Lake CityParts of 300 East in Salt Lake City are closed after a water main break flooded the road between 800 South and 900 South.
Read more »
Stimulus check update: Direct payment worth $500 for more than 300 families will be sent in 15 daysA program sending $500 monthly payments to 305 families in Sonoma County, California, is sending its next payment to recipients in just over two weeks.
Read more »