Injury Prevention

6 Morning Stretches Every Runner Should Do When They Wake Up

Article added October 28, 2020 Categories Featured Columns, Health, Injury Prevention

Written By: ASHLEY MATEO

Start your day with an easy flow that will help you work out the kinks from yesterday’s workout. If the first thing you do when you wake up is pick up your phone and scroll through Twitter or Instagram, you’re doing it wrong. What everyone really needs is a big, juicy stretch to wake up and shake out their […]

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These 5 Ab Exercises With a Ball Will Build Core and Hip Strength

Article added October 21, 2020 Categories Featured Training, Injury Prevention, Work Outs

Written By: JORDAN SMITH

Each move can be scaled for athletes of any level. You need a stable core for crushing miles, but your leg and hip muscles are also major players in powering your runs. So how about a core workout that will strengthen all of the above? Kara Miklaus, NASM-certified trainer at WORK Training Studio in Irvine, California created this circuit […]

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RED-S: The condition all runners need to know about

Article added October 14, 2020 Categories Featured Nutrition, Injury Prevention, Nutrition, Nutrition Essentials, Training

Written By: EMMA DOONEY

Fatigue, food preoccupation and missing periods are just some of the signs. You’ve heard it a million times before – if you want to run faster, you need to run more. In a culture that promotes a ‘no excuses’ attitude towards working out, pushing yourself beyond your limits is often celebrated as a sign of […]

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What’s Better for Your Heart Health: Aerobic Exercise or Resistance Training?

Article added October 14, 2020 Categories Featured Columns, Health, Injury Prevention

Written By: ELIZABETH MILLARD

Here’s which type of exercise helps eliminate abdominal fat, which is tied to a lower risk of heart attack and stroke. According to a review published in the journal Advances in Nutrition, combining aerobic exercise and strength training can help decrease abdominal fat. Having excess abdominal fat can increase your risk of health issues such as heart attack and stroke. If you […]

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How To Correct Your Work From Home Posture

Article added October 5, 2020 Categories Columns, Featured Columns, Injury Prevention

Written By: JORDAN SMITH

If you’ve been working from your couch, these 4 moves can help you fix it. The coronavirus pandemic threw most of us into new routines unexpectedly. For those fortunate enough to be able to transition to working from home, the quick shift may have left you without a proper desk—and six months later, you’re still working […]

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