Just recently, Mizuno USA commissioned a statistical analysis to answer this question, What if everybody ran?
Just so you know, I am a research and statistics kind of girl who likes to analyze data and see where it takes me. Just to give you guys a frame of reference, the US population is (more or less) 320 million and 300 million of these are considered old enough to run and/or perform exercise routines. Of the 300 million, 30 million Americans run more than 50x/ year.
We believe running is powerful. ~Mizuno
Mizuno USA Research Highlights:
Mental/Emotional
- 37% more smiles in the United States (healthy mind)
- 163,607 (18.7%) fewer divorces annually
- 29.3 happier marriages
- in one year, Americans would spend 7 billion more hours outdoors
- 27 million more sunrises seen per week
Economical
- national productivity lost from sick days could be reduced by 50%
- $25.3 billion increase in the Gross Domestic Product
Health/Medical
- $143 billion savings in health care costs
- 5 million fewer hospital visits annually
- 116,000 fewer hip replacements annually
- 25% more breaths of fresh air taken
- the non-running population could drop 1.9 billion pounds in a year
- 200 million inches lost from American waistlines
- 48.1 million fewer cigarettes smoked daily
- increase average life expectancy of 6.2 years in men and 5.6 years in women
- 32% better dreams and 23% less tossing and turning
Miscellaneous
- a total of 1.62 billion more birthday cakes
- 63 million happier dogs
- 135 million fewer hours spent watching TV
- 14 billion fewer hours spent online
- 173 million new running apps downloaded
- 135 million more road race entries
- 135 million more bananas eaten
- 135 million more bagels eaten
- 60 million more pounds of pasta cooked
- $4 billion increase in donations made to charitable organizations
Other Interesting Stats:
- people who exercise during the workday were 23% more productive
- exercise can reduce anger rates by 83%
- current waist size of men and women in the U.S. is 38.5 inches
- there are 34.1 million daily smokers
- daily smokers smoke, on average, 15.1 cigarettes per day
Just thirty minutes a week, or 52 weeks a year, is all it would take to make our world a better place.
Mizuno PH also supports the same GOAL. In fact, they have this on going campaign that encourages Filipinos to do the same thing - to exercise, to RUN! Why? Running is not only great for the soul but good for your health.
They have this ongoing #IfEverybodyRan promo where Filipinos are encouraged to join and get a chance to get a really good pair of running shoes. They wanted to give everyone a reason to run, and all they have to do is answer the question: What if everybody ran?” Answers can be made into a phrase, a video, or a picture. For more details see photo below or click here.
Cool huh? That's the reason I am joining too. I would like to win so I can purchase a pair of Wave Rider shoes (15, 16, or 17) for only 999 pesos.
Mizuno Wave Rider Shoes for only 999? Yup you heard me right - it's like 80% off because these shoes cost around 5000 pesos. OK, what are these shoes anyway?
Mizuno Wave Rider 15
Mizuno Wave Rider 15 is a running shoe that hits the sweet spot for a wide variety of runners. It's the brand's flagship shoe that is ideal for the neutral runner with just enough support and cushioning for high mileage training.
Mizuno Wave Rider 16
Mizuno Wave Rider 16 is a neutral shoe engineered for runners looking for a light cushioned ride. It is lighter, faster and more fun, yet still well cushioned for effortless miles.
Mizuno Wave Rider 17
Mizuno Wave Rider 17 is an iconic running shoe comes back and it's better than ever. With a new U4ic midsole which makes it 30% lighter and refinements that make an already great shoe even better.
Now, what's my answer to their question #IfEverybodyRan? Well.. The World would be a better place. Everyone's smiling, happy, healthy while wearing a cool pair of Mizuno Wave Riders :). Common' Mizuno PH, give me that VOUCHER :) !
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