What My Dance Lessons Taught Me About Running…
Share Tweet +1 Pin Share Reddit Email“One and two and three and four. One and two and three and four,” I desperately try to move in sync with my counting. “Steve keep your elbow
Improving Balance for Injury-Free Running
Share Tweet +1 Pin Share Reddit EmailI ask you to stand on one foot. You think – piece of cake! Suddenly your muscles tense as you fight to stay balanced. Your feet start to
Should Runners Perform Plyometrics?
Share80 Tweet +1 Pin2 Share Reddit EmailTotal Shares 82The water is murky when fishing in the Google sea. The line between research and application is blurred. Whether you snagged an article from a running
Stop Side Cramps, Stitch While You Run
Share91 Tweet +11 Pin1 Share3 Reddit EmailTotal Shares 96Most runners have experienced the sharp, aching pain of a “side stitch” or cramp at one time or another while running. The actual cause of these
A Small Change to Lunges to Run Healthy
Share2K Tweet +1 Pin33 Share Reddit EmailTotal Shares 2KLunges have been around for a long time, but what if I told you there’s a better way to lunge as a runner? The old form
Dear Hip & Ankle, You Suck. Love, Knee
Share113 Tweet +1 Pin1 Share Reddit EmailTotal Shares 114I receive a lot of injury emails. Many of which hint at the fact that I’m hiding some secret formula for sustaining healthy running. I’m not—the
Pre-Race & Mental Toughness
Share52 Tweet +1 Pin Share Reddit EmailTotal Shares 52This is likely the longest I’ve trained for a single event: more than any other marathon and roughly three or four weeks longer than my two
Endless Pursuit of Prevention
Share123 Tweet +1 Pin Share Reddit EmailTotal Shares 123We’re all on a quest to seek improvement. For some, improvement takes the back seat to simply being in the action, but even those who have
1980 Called: They Want Their Slant Board Back
Share Tweet +1 Pin Share Reddit EmailThe slant board has been professed to enhance performance, prevent injury, and provide benefit in rehabilitation. It’s (unfortunately) associated with assisting in the treatment of plantar fasciitis, Achilles
Bracing for Impact: Postural Set & Abdominal Bracing
Share Tweet +1 Pin Share Reddit EmailIn an ideal word our body would function as intended; however, bad habits, a medical history plagued by surgeries, broken bones, or overuse injuries, and anatomical deficits in