As a runner it’s important to understand how the body works. Running with proper form will not only make you faster, but help prevent injury, and add years of running life to your body. So today we’ll be looking at pronation of the foot. And more specifically, overpronation vs underpronation. Which are responsible for a…
Burpees may be one of the most hated, yet efficient exercises you can do to burn fat. But when it comes to burpees vs running, which burns more calories? Doing some quick research I found a good amount of miss-information on the subject on the internet. With numbers being thrown out as a fact with…
It’s not just an old wives tale. If you ever run long distances on the trail or road it’s something that might happen to you. Or maybe it already has. But why do runners’ toenails fall off and how can runners prevent it? Below we’ll look at the causes, treatments, and ways to keep it…
What is runner’s knee and how can you treat or prevent it? Today we’ll be breaking down one of the most common injuries in running. Looking at the truth behind the causes. And how we can prepare our bodies to prevent it from happening moving forward. What is Runner’s Knee? Patellofemoral pain syndrome or anterior…
We’ve all been there. 3 miles from the house and just starting to loosen in the legs when the feeling hits you. Deep inside your stomach is telling you that a bathroom stop should be the number one priority. Yet we carry on. Until we make it home or can’t physically go any further. But…
What if I told you that a runner’s high wasn’t caused by endorphins, rather cannabinoids in your body. And that feeling of a runner’s high is believed to have been developed as a part of human evolution over time. Today we’ll be looking at the latest info on what is runner’s high, what causes runner’s…
Have you ever been walking by your freshly used workout clothes and wondered, why does my sweat smell like ammonia? Well you’re not alone. In fact, it can be very common for athletes to get an ammonia smell in their nose, from their sweat, or on their clothes from a hard workout at least once…