Health Issue: Running might not be the ideal form of exercise

Jogging may not always be the right exercise to shed weight London: Running might not be the ideal form of exercise, especially if you want to lose weight. Says Greg Brookes, a London-based personal trainer. "Lots of people start running to lose weight and it doesn't always work - and this is why."Fat is one of our body's favourite sources of energy," says Brookes. "The more you run, the more your body prepares itself for your next run. You will actually start to holod on to more fat," the Daily Mail auoted him as saying.        Brookes, with a clientele that includies celebrities, high fliers and housewives, suggests why you won't get leaner is that the body is an amazing machine and will adapt to anything.        "The more time you spend running, the better you become at running and the more efficient you get, the less energy you use and the fewer calories you use and the fewer calories you burn," says Brookes, Running is also bad for joints, he says, "When you run, tow-and-ahalf times your body weight is transmitted through your joints," "If that is repeated over and over, evernthually your weakest joint will give out. Usually the ankles  or the knees are the first to go."