The body is made to move. Jogging and running is an effective and cheap way of staying healthy year round. It doesn’t only improve how you look, but also how you feel – physically and mentally. All these tremendous benefits come with a few downsides, unless certain precautions are taken.“Any weight bearing activity, such as jogging and running, if done properly and with proper equipment,...
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Do you need motivation to keep your healthy New Year’s resolutions? Maybe training for an event such as a marathon will help. But don’t go for the popular ones right away. Thousands of people are entering to run in Boston and New York and qualifying involves having run prior marathons.Take a look at some under-the-radar marathons in 2018 that can serve as wonderful goals to work towards...
Whether you’re running just for recreation or you have goals to break personal bests, success – however you may define it – will require some trial and error; figuring out what does and doesn’t work for you.A major struggle for new runners is the anxiety of getting injured. This is many runners’ worst nightmare. There is a certain amount of fear with every new exercise regimen. Some...
What makes a marathon worth running? Well, other than the chance to challenge both your physical and mental limits and to prove to yourself that with hard work and determination you can achieve just about anything?For starters, a great course with scenic views certainly adds value to an event. And when that course is lined with hordes of enthusiastic fans cheering you on, well that’s...
Pain is a feeling triggered in the nervous system. The perception of it is highly individual and depends on a lot of factors.Some may feel it as discomfort, others as agony. It may be sharp or dull; it may come and go; or it may be constant. People may feel aches in one area of the body, such as back, abdomen, chest, or pelvis. Or they may feel them all over, such as when your muscles hurt from...
Phil Dumontet - Humans have run since the first bear jostled a drowsy caveman from his den. But escaping danger is no longer why most of us chase down miles.For some, running is a hard-won battle to better health. In fact, just 50 minutes of running each week has been shown to cut all-cause mortality by 30 percent and boost life expectancy by three years. For others, running is a...
A new study reveals female runners who are underweight have a higher risk for tibial stress fractures and take longer to heal. This is the first study to focus specifically on one bone and one group of athletes, according to Dr. Timothy Miller, assistant professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine, and lead author.There is a strong correlation between lower Body Mass Index, or...
