Welcome new runner! You have become a part of an exclusive club. As a member you will reap many benefits, including getting in the best shape of your life, a huge increase in self-confidence, and, best of all, multitudes of running friends. When you first meet these new friends though, their running jargon may leave […]
5 Things to Do Before Starting Marathon Training
When you sign up for a marathon, whether it’s your first or your 20th, it’s easy to get excited and want to jump right into training. Before you do that, here are a few things to do before you start building up that mileage. 5 Things to Do Before Starting Marathon Training Whatever your experience, […]
Post-Workout Recovery Routine for Runners
Let’s talk about running recovery. We all know we should be doing this, right? I’ll bet it’s on your list of “things I should be doing after my run.” Uh-huh. I’m going to give you a little help here by sharing my Post-Workout Recovery Routine for Runners. A while back I shared How to Use […]
Running Through the Holidays. 5 Tips to Maintain Your Fitness
Every year around this time life starts to get crazy. Between holiday shopping, baking, get-togethers (small groups please), finding time to fit in a run can be hard. Especially when you add all the things you’re currently doing, like working, homeschooling, and the everyday goings-on of life. Running through the holidays might come to mean […]
Why Runners should Use Kettlebells (plus a workout)
If you’re a runner and you’ve already discovered the benefits of working out with kettlebells, go ahead and scroll down to the workout. If not, if you’ve maybe been a little intimidated, or just haven’t had a chance to try them, read on to learn why runners should use kettlebells. Why Runners Should Use Kettlebells […]
Essential Core, Hip and Glute Routine for Runners
As I’m sure you know, runners are always told that they need to strengthen their core, hips and glutes in order to be better runners, remain uninjured, run faster, etc. I, for one, have been telling you that for years. And for years I’ve been hearing back from runners that, yes, they knew that, but […]
