You've spent months preparing for a race. You've sacrificed so much, including time with your family, plans with friends, sleep, sweat, and likely a little bit of blood and tears. You planned for everything. You trained your heart out. You dreamt of what it would be like to finish that race...except when the day finally came, you didn't finish. Instead, you are left whispering three of the Continue reading →
The Runner’s High: What Is It, and How Can I Get One?
"So, when does the runner's high actually kick in?" my friend asked between labored breaths, equal parts hopeful and exasperated. It was an early Saturday morning, but the heat and humidity had already reached brutal levels. My friend was training for her first 5K, and I could tell by her tone and the pained look on her face that she still wasn't fully convinced that running was something any Continue reading →
“Do I Really Need Trail Running Shoes?”
A common question I hear from newer runners, or at least new-to-trail runners, is whether or not they can use their road shoe on the trails, or "do I really need trail running shoes?". Runners seem to come from two different mindsets: the "sweet, an excuse to buy new gear" camp, or the "ugggh why is this 'inexpensive sport' costing me SO MUCH MONEY?" team. In this post, we're going to break Continue reading →
8 Ways to Save Money on Running Shoes
Whoever said running is a simple, inexpensive sport is clearly not an actual runner. Tech clothing, GPS watches, race entries, and the most expensive and most important piece of equipment, running shoes, will drain your bank account faster than a sub 4 minute mile. Since the average runner needs to replace those $120+ shoes at least every 4-6 months, we're always looking for ways to save money Continue reading →
8 Core Strengthening Exercises for Trail Runners (No Equipment Necessary)
In the running world, I often joke that strength training is akin to flossing your teeth: everyone knows that you need to do it, but not everyone takes the time out of their day to actually do it. Instead, you put it off time and time again, convincing yourself that brushing (running) is enough. Until one day your dentist says "Have you been regularly flossing?" and you sheepishly nod your head Continue reading →
Running in Compression Socks: Do They Work, and Do You Really Need Them?
For all intents and purposes, running is a very simple sport. In theory, you need nothing more than the power of your own two feet to go for a run. For those athletes who take their running beyond than the occasional weekend jog, the sport actually gets a bit more complicated. Carefully measured splits on GPS watches, scientifically engineered sports drinks and gels, athlete specific Continue reading →
When Your Loved Ones Don’t Support Your Running
If you were to enter a room full of runners and ask who has had their life changed by running, I guarantee you 80% or more of those people will raise their hands. For a lot of runners, this sport is so much more than simply a means of fitness. It is a huge part of our identities, and for many of us, running quite literally saved our lives. When you stumble upon something so profound and life Continue reading →
6 Common Trail Running Fears (and How to Get Past Them)
Getting lost. Snakes. Twisting ankles. Bears. Trail Running fears: let's talk about them. As a full time trail running evangelist (self declared) it is my calling to bring runners off of the pavement, and on to the trails. I am bound and determined to help all runners discover how amazing trail running can be, either full time, or as a supplement to their road training. But despite my best Continue reading →
6 Simple Post Run Stretches
There are a number of quips and short stories that truly stand out in my mind from my time in college as an exercise science student, beyond of course, the "important" knowledge that all of my clients hope I've retained (rest assured, I have). One of those stories came from a biomechanics teacher, who told us he had once witnessed a physical altercation at an exercise science convention. That's Continue reading →
Total Body Enhancement at Planet Fitness: 2 Month Follow Up
Imagine this: a machine that touts fat loss. Cellulite reduction. Wrinkle removal. And all you have to do is stand still. Sound too good to be true? Nearly two months ago I wrote a post about the Total Body Enhancement machine at Planet Fitness. I won't lie, the post kind of started out as a joke, but as I dug deeper into researching the idea behind red light therapy, a somewhat legitimate post Continue reading →
Four Fitness Truths (According to Heather): Your First Day at the Gym
The month of January is almost over, which means I've spent endless hours at the gym meeting with, counseling, and guiding new or returning fitness seekers. Or "New Years Resolutionists", if you will. This marks my 8th year working in fitness facilities, and over those eight years I've met a lot of people with a wide variety of reasons for wanting to join the gym. Despite the myriad of reasons Continue reading →
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