Using a classic athletic technique to bolster your exercise routines Mountain climbers are pretty brave, let’s be honest. No amount of gear or equipment can truly indicate risk, so whether you’re abseiling a small rock face or free climbing a sizeable mountain, let’s just hope you get to where you wanted safely. Mountain climbers aren’t[…]
Both you and your dogs deserve to run, together. Let’s find the best ways of dog running today Why people think they can’t run with their dogs is beyond me. Besides the fact they have four legs, and are far faster than you and far, far stronger, dogs love to run. But I get it.[…]
From your big toe to your toe joint, foot and ankle surgeons know bunions ruin runners’ lives. Let’s stop them today. Bunions have become an almost slapstick term in today’s landscape. Our grannies probably have one, our grandads may have many, but in most cases, we don’t really know what they are. Let’s take your[…]
Doing all you can to prevent nipple chafing, stop chafed nipples from affecting your performance and run comfortably Ouch. Nipple chafing can be an absolute pain in the back side. It’s frustrating, it’s hard to ignore, and most things only make nipple chafing worse. We all want to run in the best ways for us,[…]
Leg cramps, muscle cramps, muscle cramping in general – let’s discover how we can solve this problem Foot cramps are horrible. They can be the difference between you going for a run and staying at home, training successfully or worrying too much about progression. In any case, they’re a hurdle, and we’re not here to[…]
From a fungal infection to nail bed syndrome, let’s see how to get rid of black toenail issues This is a common problem, and it’s nothing to be ashamed of. Trust me, we’re all people with weird things that go wrong with our bodies. Thankfully for some, there are ways to fix those issues. Black[…]
From poor sleep to hot and humid environments – a lot can affect your heart, so let’s take a look at low heart rate training Working out puts strain on everything, I think we all know that. But putting too much strain on your big toe is a little different to putting it on your[…]
Ridding yourself of knee pain and swelling, knee joint problems in general and reducing strain in your thigh muscles to stop runner’s knee pain If I used the words patellofemoral pain syndrome, you may be a little put-off. Medical terms like this can feel far off and unlikely to apply to you, but if I[…]
Prepping for those winter runs and cold weather with winter running guide A cold weather run isn’t for the faint of hearted. But you don’t have to be some sort of cold blooded veteran either. You have just as much control over your body temperature in cold weather as the next human, and certain conditions[…]
Using free weights, gym equipment, strength training and all that comes with the world of fitness to get started at the gym You may have seen gym ‘fails’ on YouTube. You might have cringed both at the word fail and the fails themselves. But in between the harrowing embarrassment and toe-curling injuries, there’s something hidden[…]