By Victor Jimenez My friend Mike is a good cyclist. He loves riding his bike and trains hard to improve his cycling and racing. One thing that always strikes me about Mike is that he never seems to get any faster. On winter rides he rides as hard
Post-race Squat By Sage Rountree Fall is a season for longer races. Whether you’ve just finished a marathon, half-marathon, or simply a long run, you might feel as though your muscles begin to tighten up the moment you hit stop on your watch and slow your feet down.
Improve Ankle Mobility to Limit Running Injuries By Brian Schiff, PT, CSCS Have you ever experienced a sudden twinge of pain in the back of your lower leg during a run? Sometimes the feeling fades, while other times it seems to increase with every stride, forcing you to
Is Obesity Contagious? Staff Researchers at Arizona State University recently published an article in the American Journal of Public Health titled “Shared Norms and Their Explanation for the Social Clustering of Obesity.” It looked at why obesity seems to be common in some families and groups of
Let Me Run! After coaching Girls On The Run for elementary-age girls, Ashley Armistead could not wait for her sons to have a similar opportunity: an after-school running program that offered a safe space where the boys could be themselves, express their fears and dreams and feel the
Challenges for Boys A current challenge for boys is the “Boy Code” that Dr. William Pollack, the senior adviser for Let Me Run, writes about in his book “Real Boys.” As a result of this code, boys develop a “mask of masculinity” to hide their shame, vulnerability
After coaching Girls On The Run for elementary-age girls, Ashley Armistead could not wait for her boys to have a similar opportunity: an after-school running program that offered a safe space where they could be themselves, express their fears and dreams, and feel the power of being connected
On July 31, Jennifer Pharr Davis, 28, completed the fastest hike of the 2,175-mile Appalachian Trail, averaging 46.9 miles per day, trimming 26 hours off the previous mark.
Appalachian Trail Reality By Joshua Stevens On paper, it seemed very doable: hike 60 miles in six days through the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area in Virginia. In hindsight, we were in over our heads. I have a feeling the Appalachian Trail forces many into this realization. We completed only
Healthy Option to Lower Cholesterol Staff Television commercials for medications aimed at lowering cholesterol in the blood are prevalent. The particular class of medication, statins, is often touted as a “wonder drug” in the battle against heart disease. In fact, medical professional are debating lowering the recommended LDL