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From RunnersWorld.com
Seven tips to boost your body and mind so you can go the distance.
Doing yoga during your marathon doesn't involve Sun Salutes while sandwiched between thousands of racers or Downward Dogging it to the finish line. It's about applying little tricks you've learned on the mat, like using form principles of an asana and practicing mindfulness exercises at the mile-markers. Doing so will keep you injury free and running at your peak.
"When you apply the holistic philosophy of yoga to running you really change running from a sport to a practice," says Danny Dreyer, author of ChiRunning. "Many people run with a mind-over-body mentality-they will get to the finish no matter how-but true mind-body work is working with your mind and body as a team." Taking your yoga practice from your 2x6-foot yoga mat to the 26.2-mile course can help you find this mind-body synergy, and ensures you'll recover easily.
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Walking Is Powerful Medicine |
From RunnersWorld.com
Maybe you want to lose a few pounds or protect your heart from disease or keep your bones strong and your joints limber. Walking can do all this and more.
By Maggie Spilner
Whether you're just starting a walking program or you're already a regular walker, your health likely played a role in your decision to get fit. Maybe you want to lose a few pounds or protect your heart from disease or keep your bones strong and your joints limber. Walking can do all this and more.
But when we talk about walking for health, we must look beyond the physical benefits. After all, health is a rich fabric spun from physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual threads. If one of these threads becomes frayed for any reason, it can weaken the entire fabric. What you eat, how much you sleep, how you handle your personal and professional relationships, how you view the world and your place in it -- all of these things influence whether or not you feel vital and strong. They also have a real impact on your body.
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From RunnersWorld.com
A Miami club's best tips for summer running
The members of the Bikila Athletic Club, located in Miami and named in honor of the late Ethiopian marathoner Abebe Bikila, know something about heat training. Those new to the 3-year-old club, which currently includes 80 runners, are given the following list of tips by Steve Brookner, president of the Bikila AC. A 49-year-old runner, triathlete, and coach, Brookner has been living and training in South Florida since 1979. The list, he says, is designed to help newbies survive Miami's dreaded "80-80s"--days where both the temperature and the humidity percentage are in the 80s or above, which means most days from April through October.
Train at 5:00 a.m.
"The world is so full of promise when viewed at sunrise," Brookner says. True, but equally important, it's a little cooler. Put in your miles before the sun is high.
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Strength Training For Walkers |
From RunnersWorld.com
Do you want to add some oomph to your walking routine? Pick up your pace? Increase your mileage? Tackle steeper inclines?
By Maggie Spilner
The secret to walking faster, longer, and more energetically is a strong, limber body. That strength and flexibility can also help ward off pain in your shins and stiffness in your hips and lower back.
So how do you build such a powerful body? Easy: Just add some simple strength-training exercises to your workouts.
The following modest-but-mighty moves -- recommended by walking coach Elaine Ward, founder and director of the North American Racewalking Foundation, and exercise physiologist Doug Garfield, Ed.D., developer of TrainS.M.A.R.T., a program for high-performance athletes -- can make a huge difference in the effectiveness of your walking routine. The great thing about them is that they can be done on the go, without weights or other gadgets. The only "equipment" called for is the nearest tree or pole for balance.
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