Does Muscle Weigh More than Fat?
One of the reasons I find many runners not lifting is they’ve heard that strength training makes you gain weight. Which often comes from hearing …
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Runner Core Workout | Understanding the Core
One of the most common reasons for running injuries is a weak core, which is to say our hips, glutes, lower back and abs. A runner core workout is …
30 Day Core Program | Abs, Glutes and Hips
As runners we know that working our hips, glutes and abs is key to remaining injury free. But figuring out exactly when and how to do that can be A …
Snowshoeing for Beginners
Do you ski? A natural first question when someone finds out we moved to Denver. Nope. However, I’ve fallen in love with snowshoeing for …
Active Stretching for Strength and Flexibility
If you’re a runner who doesn’t spend much time lifting weights with your legs (because hello then they’re so tired to run), active …
Yoga for Runners | Free Workouts and How to Break the Too Slow Mindset
We love the endorphins and the sweat and being out in nature, it’s often why yoga for runners feels like a last resort in their toolbox of …
Plank Benefits for Runners
Do planks make you run faster? I say this is debatable, but without a doubt working your core makes you a more injury proof runner. I DO NOT believe …
Is Pilates Good for Runners?
With almost 20 years of running under my fuel belt, it’s really easy to skip over the important FOUNDATIONAL components of training. Or more …
Best Running Injury Prevention Exercises
Nearly every runner has been through an injury, which makes the average non-runner believe that you simply can’t enjoy this sport without …
Loosen Your Hips to Lose the Belly
While researching stretching for runners, I learned a crazy fact that some stretches to lose lower belly fat are what we’re already doing in our …
T25, P90X3, PiYo – Can it Improve Your Running? Complete Comparison
I love watching the Beachbody Program infomercials while I’m on the treadmill. Is that really weird? Yes? No…admit it. It’s weird, but we do …
Running With Weights | Will it Build Muscle? Make You Faster?
Will running with weights help you to build muscle, while building your endurance?? If it sounds too good to be true… I think you know where …
Best Cross Training for Runners – What, When and Why You Must!
Cross training for runners used to be something that you only saw occasionally on a training plan for someone as they worked in to more mileage. Which …
Glute Bridge Benefits: Single Leg, On a Bench, Variations that Work
Glute bridges are the basic exercise we’ve all seen, maybe thanks to yoga, maybe from an unfortunate trip to the physical therapist, but then we …
Glute Activation Exercises: Don’t Be a Lazy Ass
It’s true, runners are notoriously lazy asses. It’s not our fault, it’s our lifestyle. Hours of sitting for work cause our glutes to …