While completing regular leg exercises certainly has its benefits, accentuating these exercises with a resistance band provides even more strength and tone. Band exercises are a great addition to any strength training routine, whether you’re training for a marathon or just hoping to gain muscle tone. Related: Essential Strength Training Exercises for Runners This resistance … Read More
One of the most common misconceptions about running is that it is harmful for your joints. While most runners know this to be false, it’s difficult to adequately explain to non-runners that the pounding of running is not, in fact, harmful for your joints. So if running is not actually harmful for our joints, why … Read More
No one wants to complete multiple workouts throughout the week when they could get the same benefits with just one. Finding a really effective strength workout is key to regular fitness maintenance, especially when you have limited cross training days on your training plan. This full body strengthening workout increases strength throughout the entire body. … Read More
There’s nothing quite like the satisfaction of completing a sweaty workout. Fitting in a good sweat session indoors always seems a bit more challenging, but it’s actually entirely possible. One of my favorite ways to sweat it out indoors: a spin workout. Since receiving this spin bike for Christmas two years ago, I’ve really enjoyed … Read More
There are so many muscles in the legs that it’s hard to find time to focus on them all. As runners, it’s easy to spend so much time focusing on the main “running” muscles – our quads and glutes – that we run out of time for the rest. However, in doing so we are … Read More
After just a few runs, we usually find that the actual act of running requires very little thought. Our bodies know how to keep us moving and we can continue to run on autopilot for miles and miles. But falling into this trap can eventually leave us with weak or inactive muscles before we even … Read More
