If you’ve had the miss-fortune of bleeding nipples you won’t ever forget it! I believe it has happened to every runner at least once. To me it was one of the most painful experiences as a runner I’ve ever had. We’ll discuss how to save a few runners from this embarrassing and painful experience.
What usually [...]
It is very important that the footwear be appropriate for the activity that is planned. For example, you don’t want to wear a basketball sneaker for a 10K run. The biomechanics of each of these events are different, and therefore have different needs from the shoe gear.
You should replace your shoes every 300 – 400 [...]
With the creation of high tech materials and continuing research, running shoes have increasingly become more and more complex. Compared to the flat canvass running shoes of the 70s, shoes today employ space age technology. Materials are constantly being brought out of the scientific labs and on to the manufacturing of running shoes. Ethylene Vinyl [...]
So how do you run faster? The truth is that becoming quicker… jumping higher… and getting more “explosive”–is not hard.
Then why do so many athletes train for years and never improve a lick? Because they follow bad advice.
If you follow the “traditional” workout advice your coach told you, I guarantee you will never become quicker. [...]
It is important that resistance training is incorporated into any running program, no matter what your age. The routines do not have to be complicated and as is with running, consistency is much more important than perfection.
Most competitive long distance runners supplement their training program with resistance routines. The increased muscular power it yields, particularly [...]
Running is an amazing way to lose weight and get healthy. Many people want to start running, but are just not sure how to do it. Running is fairly simple, but it does require dedication and preparation. To be a good runner requires a schedule and great commitment.
Start Slow
The best tip you can get when [...]
After worn out shoes and failure to warm up properly, over striding is the biggest threat to running performance, a factor which increases considerably among novices. It’s very tempting to stride out too far as a way of either conserving energy by decreasing turnover or increasing your speed by covering more ground, but in both [...]
Today, I am going to take you through a beginner’s interval training workout. Let’s say that you are not comfortable running for a long period of time, but you enjoy working on the treadmill. Maybe you just need a bit more guidance. Maybe you want to push yourself a little bit more from a walk [...]
Running is an extremely rewarding activity that anyone can begin doing right away. It doesn’t require you to have any special skills and can be enjoyed by yourself or with friends and family. Anyone can get a treadmill and run at home, or you can take a step out your door and you have an [...]
If you’re like me, you love to run. I can run until I feel like I turn to rubber, at which point I then feel like I can run forever. I think that might be called ‘getting into the zone’… Some refer to it as “Runner’s High”.
If you are just starting out and finding it [...]
