While you should be exercising most days in some form, it is important to be aware that you can over train. Too much exercise can be very harmful to your health, especially if you group very intense workouts closely together. Image - CC0 License Over time, overtraining can lower your fitness ...
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How Your Overall Health Affects Running Performance
Running can be tough but it is a very effective physical activity. However, for beginners, running is not always easy to start. It’s important to start slow and give yourself the time to grow into the activity. The first few runs are likely to be tough on the body. So in order to take things slowly, ...
Top Tips to Prevent Running Injuries
Are you a runner? Then you’re familiar with the effect of regularly hitting the pavement to train on your body. From hurting your Achilles to plantar fasciitis, to IT band pain (me!) running injuries are common among new runners and even seasoned athletes. According to statistics, 30 to 75 percent ...
runDisney Virtual Races (and why you should run them)
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by runDisney to promote their runDisney virtual races, however, all opinions are my own. This January will mark ten years that I have been running in runDisney races. Not only was the marathon weekend half marathon in January of 2010 my very first runDisney ...
7 Fitness Hacks for the Unmotivated
I get it. In our society, there are so many things clawing for your attention. We are all just flat out busy all the time. This leads to burnout, and it can be hard to get motivated to workout. That's why I came up with 7 fitness hacks for the unmotivated to kickstart your fitness journey and help ...
The Best Tips For Home Workouts
Even though some gyms are opening back up again, some may not have the hours they used to, some may not reopen at all and some people may prefer to keep up a routine at home. If you haven’t begun working out at all then maybe now is the time to start a routine. Your body will thank you! ...