5 IT Band Stretches for Runners Based on Yoga
If there is one injury that plagues my athletes and running friends more than any other it’s the IT Band. I’ve talked here about the specific things I do to keep mine happy since a […]
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Finding Time for Your Goals: Get Back 5 Hours a Week
We know how lame it sounds to say we’re too busy, when finding time for something like exercise or self care or shoot sleep. So we blame life circumstances for why we aren’t getting done […]
Fitness Gifts for Men: Save to Splurge
A few years ago, when I turned 35 and couldn’t have been more thrilled to be alive and well. My husband had a sudden epiphany about his own age “man I’m almost 40.” At the […]
I Got My Six-Pack When I Stopped Running, and I was a D1 Sprinter
We all know I don’t have six pack abs, it’s one of the few things I still moan about now and then. However, my friend, and a long time experienced personal trainer and former marathon […]
Runner Strength Training: A Full Body Workout At Home
I’ve preached it. You’ve read it. We now all understand that strength training needs to be part of our running routine. Yet, we still let it slide because, well time, life, priorities and we just […]
Balance Exercises for Runners: Improving Your Form
Sponsored by Zappos “You have to teach me how you run with both feet off the ground?!” One of my favorite recent Instagram comments because it was both funny and well…that’s literally the definition of […]
The Incredible Yoga-Running Connection: Improving Life Through Two Modalities
You can practice running or yoga for an hour every single day for a month, a week, a year or a lifetime and while your focus might be on the physical results, something more creeps […]
Stability Ball Workout: Full Core Focus for Stronger Running
If I asked you the last time you worked on your core, what would say? Maybe you’d remember a plank recently or hey some crunches as you waited for the microwave to ding. For some […]
Ideas for Switching Up Your Exercise At Home For Max Benefits
Yet another blast of fridged air has pushed you to the treadmill or a crying baby is keeping you on your toes with an indoor ride. You’re a champ, you’ll get it done, but you […]
30 Day Ab Challenge: Workouts, Eats and Motivation!
Wait a 30 day challenge and it’s not starting on a Monday or January 1st?! That’s right, I know you don’t need a Monday! You just need a little extra support and some ideas to […]
