Black Light Run

This past Saturday evening, March 22, I participated in the Black Light Run that was held at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie. Two of my friends and I braced the frigid night air with neon glow sticks and clothing and joined over 3,000 runners for a 5k that lasted through the night. The run was a throng of energy and excitement in which included lights, music, and checkpoints throughout the course of the run where volunteers threw glow powder on us and we became covered in neon colors. The race ended inside the ballpark at Lone Star and commemorated with more powder, glow sticks, and a concert. Although my friends and i came out of the pack of people looking like zombies, it was well worth it and a fun run that i would encourage everyone to do at some point. Running is an essential and easy way to be active and healthy in your lifestyle and incorporating fun into it makes exercising easier than ever. The benefits of physical activity also promote positive effects on brain function in multiple ways. It increases heart rate to pump more oxygen to the brain, it releases hormones that stimulate the growth of brain cells, it facilitates information processing and memory functions, and ultimately improves brain health that will help your cranium stay on its A-game for longer. I encourage everyone to get up and get moving in any way you can each day for even 20 minutes to start improving your overall health and brain health today! 

(Below) Me at the Black Light Run! :)