Protein, an essential nutrient, plays a vital role in the formation of new enzymes, muscle tissue, and hormones within your body. It is present in every cell of the human body, highlighting the significance of consuming an ample amount in your diet to sustain proper bodily functions. Dietary protein is… Read More »Soy Protein Vs Whey Protein
Elizabeth Maiuolo wasn’t a runner when she moved to New York City 10 years ago. But she heard the marathon was the place to be, so she volunteered at the finish line, an experience that changed her life. “You see people of all sizes, ages, and paces transform in front… Read More »How to Run a Marathon in 3 Months
Shoulder pain while running can show up in different regions of the shoulder muscle group, including the upper trapezius (a muscle that attaches to the neck, shoulders, spine, and base of the skull), deltoids (sides of the shoulders), or rotator cuff (muscles and tendons surrounding the shoulder joint). The sport… Read More »Shoulder Pain While Running
Time-efficient strength training should focus on incorporating six main exercise movement categories: push, pull, squat, hinge, carry, and rotate. “These are all complex or compound exercise movements, meaning that they involve multiple major muscle groups, and typically multiple joints, per exercise,” explains Heather Hart, an ACSM-certified exercise physiologist, and RRCA-… Read More »Strength Training For Runners – How to Maximize Your Running Time
Not long ago, a runner planning to race 50 miles in one go would have been branded a maniac. But today more and more runners are leaping ultra running. Having run all kinds of events, including ultras, I can see why. The wild courses can make road races look bland.… Read More »How to Train for an Ultra
Watch any European trail race or ultramarathon and odds are you’ll find runners huffing and puffing up insanely steep climbs or tip-toeing atop razor-thin mountain ridges with poles in their hands. Running and racing with poles is common practice in Europe. Yet, here in the United States, there seems to… Read More »How to Run With Poles
Female athletes need solid nutrition to boost athletic performance and build lean muscle mass. But should female athletes carb load before events? This idea is popular, but it isn’t ideal. In fact, it might do more harm than good. Instead, the keto diet may deliver all the fat, protein, and… Read More »Keto Diet For Women Athlete
If you’re interested in doing the low carb, high fat keto diet, you may want to dive into a good book on the subject to learn all you can about it. Keto is a low carb, high fat diet that was originally developed for children with epilepsy. However, it has… Read More »Top 18 Keto Diet Books
Getting out the door is the hardest part of running. But once you build routine into your life you’ll find yourself itching to get out. You may be a beginner with no experience but that doesn’t mean running isn’t for you. ‘You have to start where you are, not where… Read More »5 Steps to Getting Started Running
When you take on a different sport, task, or pastime, there are certain terms you need to know, and running is no exception. The language used in running circles ranges from expressions used to explain different types of training to jocular phrases used to express the sensations of being a… Read More »Running Terms And Acronyms