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How to Run with Your Significant Other—Without Killing Each Other

Article added June 6, 2019 Categories Featured Columns, Featured News, Motivation
Written By: RILEY MISSEL

Ultrarunning’s cutest (and most dangerous) couple fills us in. At the Gaoligong UTMB race in China, Meredith Edwards and Jason Schlarb join the rest of the elite racers on the first row of the start line for the 55K trail race. The announcer counts them down in English: “Five…Four…” They shake out their legs. “Three…Two…” […]

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The Foam Roller Exercise That Will Fix Your Posture Instantly

Article added May 23, 2019 Categories Beginners Training, Essential Gear, Featured Columns, Injury Prevention
Written By: MERCEY LIVINGSTON

This useful tool is good for more than just recovering from a tough workout. If you’re like millions of Americans who work at a desk and spend the majority of your day in front of a computer, then you’re no stranger to neck and shoulder pain. And when you combine these bad posture habits with other […]

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When a ‘Normal’ Resting Heart Rate Might Actually Be Signaling Trouble

Article added May 21, 2019 Categories Featured Columns, Health, Uncategorized
Written By: ELIZABETH MILLARD

Paying attention to your normal may be more helpful, new research suggests. You might regularly check your heart rate when you’re on a run or working out, but new research suggests you may want to keep track of your resting heart rate, too: An increase in your normal beats per minute may be signaling something’s amiss, according to new research out […]

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10-Minute Total-Body HIIT Workout

Article added March 5, 2019 Categories Featured Columns, Featured Training, Training, Work Outs
Written By: Brook Benten for Prevention
Photography by: Photography Courtesy of Brook Benten

To speed up your metabolism, your workouts must strengthen your muscles while spiking your heart rate—and of course, you need to do them regularly. These routines don’t have to last long: in fact, studies have shown that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is super-effective at burning belly fat by pushing your body to its limits through […]

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