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
Running is incredibly humbling in the fact that it constantly reminds us not to focus all of our efforts in just one area. When we dedicate each run to speed training, increase our mileage too quickly, or fail to incorporate cross training, we usually wind up injured or burnt out. Whenever my mileage increases I … Read More
As a runner, you’ve no doubt experienced some random, nagging pains when you least expected them. Sometimes it’s a hot spot in your calf, foot, hip or even your shoulder. More often than not, we brush these pains off as a frustration that will go away in due time. But what if these pains are … Read More
