Posts Tagged ‘running’
Running in Barcelona
Running on holiday can be a great way to wake up the legs and also see the place from a different perspective. I always notice different things when I run compared to when I sight see. I think that this is because you are not looking at Google maps and you are relaxed. I was…
Read MoreJOURNAL JULY: Do you know the one simple exercise to treat Achilles tendinopathy?
Welcome to the forth and last installment in the JOURNAL JULY SERIES. I am sure that we are hoping that the new month will bring better weather. Back to the journal and this week it is an old journal but it changed the way that Achilles Tendinopathy was treated and it is still the case today. The…
Read MoreAdd brain training to your training plan
I am currently doing an online course with The University of Kent on The Science of Endurance Training and Performance. Last week was all about the psychological determinants of endurance performance and it got me thinking. Do you think about what your brain is doing whist you are training and racing?. Some of you might…
Read MoreMental Health Week
Monday saw the start of Mental Health Week which runs until Sunday. Mental health is still a subject that people do not like to talk openly about even though most of us know someone who suffers with mental health or we have suffered ourselves. Last month over the London Marathon week a 2 part BBC…
Read More6 big questions on stretching answered
I thought that I would review stretching and try to give a simple outline to a complicated issue. The problem is that they are various forms of stretching and each have pros and cons. There are also so many questions surrounding stretching that it leaves us confused and we end up not stretching at all. …
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