{"id":185,"date":"2021-11-10T11:19:34","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T11:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madaboutrun.com\/?p=185"},"modified":"2021-11-10T11:19:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T11:19:34","slug":"does-running-build-muscle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaboutrun.com\/does-running-build-muscle\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Running Build Muscle?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Running is one of the most popular forms of exercise for an abundance of reasons – it’s totally free (if you’re not running on a treadmill in a gym), it’s good for your joints, and it’s a great form of cardio to lose weight. But does running build muscle?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We all know that there are exercises designed specifically to build muscle, such as squats, pull ups, the bench press, weight training, and more. There’s a common misconception that because running is a cardio exercise, it doesn’t build muscle in the same way as it burns fat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n