Strange opinion... no runner I ever knew nor heard of does just running, its part of whole fit regime, usually on cardio side, but its relatively easy to do som

Strange opinion... no runner I ever knew nor heard of does just running, its part of whole fit regime, usually on cardio side, but its relatively easy to do some form of HIIT once achieving certain level of fitness. All runners I know do quite rigorous stretching after each run, so I'd say they have better hip mobility than average. You keep challenging your body with variation, not daily grind of exactly same exercise and 0 of anything else. It also adds fun and mental challenge. Also, nobody overweight nor sedentary should start with running (nor do it generally), this is 101 of getting fit. Our bodies are not that complex, but behaving stupidly ain't reaching anything good, ie I am fat and weak, everybody is running, so out of blue lets do that... and in max 3 months joints are a mess. Heck, I'd say health and fitness is one of the most important matters in each of our lives, isn't it worth spending just few hours learning about it? Resources are literally everywhere, expert physiotherapists too if one can't wade through all available info easily. Every gym has host of trainers that tailor working out to person's abilities and goals.