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8 Cross-Training Exercises For Trail Runners

Article added September 13, 2019 Categories Featured Training, Work Outs

Written By: CHARLIE MERRILL

These moves target the muscles needed for your fastest, strongest, best trail running outings ever. Cross-training improves running by boosting your overall strength, which helps you run fast and efficiently to navigate trail runs with confidence. Adding cross-training two to three times a week to your training routine can help you build speed and prevent injuries. […]

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This 5-Minute Warmup Will Help You Crush Km’s Every Day

Article added September 6, 2019 Categories Beginners Training, Featured Training, Training Essentials, Work Outs

Written By: THE RUNNER'S WORLD EDITORS

Whether you want to run streak or run strong each day, get your muscles going before you start running. We want you to spend more time on the road than on your foam roller, so we spoke to David Reavy, founder of React Physical Therapy in Chicago, for a smarter, more efficient method of staying […]

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The 20-Minute, At-Home Abs Workout You Can Do With Just an Exercise Ball

Article added May 29, 2019 Categories Featured Training, Work Outs

Written By: DANIELLE ZICKL

Build super-strong abs with a circuit you can do right in your living room—no gym required. Chances are, your gym has a few exercise balls in a corner that rarely anyone uses. Or you have one gathering dust in your basement. Maybe you aren’t sure what exercises to do with them, or maybe you just […]

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13 Hamstring Exercises to Help You Build Strength and Ward Off Injury

Article added May 29, 2019 Categories Beginners Training, Featured Training, Training, Work Outs

Written By: STELLA KATSIPOUTIS

All you need are dumbbells and a resistance band. Time: 15 minutes Equipment: Dumbbells, resistance band Good for: Hamstrings Instructions: Choose three moves below. For each move, do 15 reps, then continue to the next move. Repeat the entire three-move circuit two to three times. Roxie Jones—NASM-certified trainer, SoulCycle Instructor, and Talent Hack ambassador—is sharing her go-to moves. Sprinkle these […]

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9 Essential Weight-Training Exercises for Runners

Article added May 27, 2019 Categories Featured Training, Uncategorized, Work Outs

Written By: AMY SCHLINGER

Two top running coaches share weight training moves that will improve your speed, efficiency, and prevent injuries. Weight training can seem counterintuitive to runners: The more muscle you have, the heavier you are, thus the more weight you have to carry around when running. While that’s true, it doesn’t mean you should swear off weight […]

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