Rukmini Vijayakumar Instagram – Lots of people have been asking me questions about running… – why do I run? Isn’t dancing enough? – doesn’t running ruin my knees? – why do I run so much? – how much should one run? – how does it benefit a dancer? Answering all these questions below… – I run because I like to. It gives me time to think. I also work out a lot of my creative ideas when I’m running. I like being outside… I like the meditative rhythm of running… – Dancing isn’t enough for me… cardiovascularly speaking. I find that running helps my cardiovascular endurance and gives my heart a sustained heart rate for a longer period, helping lymphatic, endocrinal functions. It’s different from dancing with respect to health. – dance requires short bursts of speed that are a maximum of 2-3 minutes, but running is long and sustained. – no it doesn’t ruin my knees, with adequate strength and good alignment… you never get knee pain from running – I run because I like it…. – each person should run what is necessary for their sport or activity. For dance a regular 5km that’s done around 30 mins is good enough. – I don’t push for speed all the time. Most of the time I’m thinking when running…. So I run 5 km – 10 at a comfortable pace. – I also use running for recovery…. If I’m too sore from training to dance, I run – I’m also hoping that I’ll be able to run 5-10 km with my dog very soon, but right now he just pushes me over whenever he feels like it 🙄😜 #running #training #bharatanatyamdancer #indiandancer #indiandance #bharatnatyam #trainingmotivation #runner #cardio #cardiovascular