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Practical Reasons Why You Need To Track Your Training

With the ever-growing distractions as technology progresses by the minute, many people struggle to focus in their daily lives. The training sessions are unfortunately not exempt from this, which is why many people fail to find the inspiration to keep training. Luckily, there is a way to prevent this from happening, and on the account of the technology too. Tracking your training can help you feel more inspired, focused, and ultimately more efficient towards achieving your fitness goals. Here are some practical reasons why you need to track your training.
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All You Need to Know About Weighted Exercises

Many people dream of having healthy bodies with toned muscles that help them look and feel good. Getting fit and having the body of your dreams is a long, yet, rewarding journey. The only way you can get a toned body with strong muscles is through exercising regularly and doing the right kind of workouts to help you get to your goal. Some beginners struggle to know what kind of weighted exercises can work best for their body types and what can get them the best results. To overcome that struggle here is everything you need to know about weighted exercises and strength training.
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Mental Tricks to Get You Through a Tough Run

Sometimes a run feels hard from the start—maybe you didn't sleep well the night before or you've had a stressful day at work. Other times, the difficulty sneaks up on you. Things started out okay, but now you're barely halfway through and are already ready to call it quits. Sound familiar? We've all been there. The next time you're having a less than awesome run, call on one of these tried and true strategies, and there's a good chance you'll make it to the finish.
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Walking Is Sometimes Faster than Running Uphill

There was a time, in my younger days, when I thought I would never walk during a run. I abandoned that philosophy about two-thirds of the way up a mountain in Slovenia, where I was competing in the 2010 World Mountain Running Championships. The course climbed a little over 4,000 feet in 7.5 relentless miles. During one particularly steep section, I finally gave in and started to walk. To my surprise, I didn’t lose any ground to the runners around me. Lesson learned, and I’ve been less dogmatic ever since.
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4 Unique Pre-Run Warm Up Activities

If you're a regular runner, you know the importance of warming up before you go out. Warming up allows your muscles and body to wake up. The stretching and light activities help your body get used to being active. The benefits you receive from a good, 10-minute warm-up are exponential. From there, you can go for longer and more fulfilling runs. Your warm-up doesn't have to be limited to jumping jacks, lunges, and other basic stretches. Here are four unique warm-ups you can incorporate into your running routine to spice things up.
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How to Dress for Cold Weather Running

Cold weather doesn't mean that you have to banish yourself to the treadmill all winter long. Thanks to new technology in winter running clothes, runners no longer have to trudge through outdoor winter runs wearing lots of heavy and uncomfortable clothing.
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Runners, Injuries & Nutrition

     Runners get injured. Seems like it’s part of the deal. Be it a torn ACL, Achilles tendonitis, or a pulled muscle, the questions arise: What can I eat to […]
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Why Endurance Athletes Feel Less Pain

While researching a book on endurance a few years ago, I interviewed a German scientist named Wolfgang Freund who had recently completed a study on the pain tolerance of ultra-endurance runners. Subjects in the study had to hold their hands in ice water for as long as possible. The non-athlete control group lasted an average of 96 seconds before giving up; every single one of the runners, in contrast, made it to the three-minute safety cut-off, at which point they rated the pain as a mere 6 out of 10 on average.
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Why Don’t Runners’ Knees Fail More Often?

First, the bad news. A sophisticated new model shows that if you start running at age 23 and put in less than two miles a day, there’s a 98 percent chance that your knees will fail by the age of 55. Now, the good news: that doesn’t actually happen in real life. In fact, as I and many others have repeatedly pointed out, the evidence suggests that running is neutral at worst, and possibly even helpful, for the long-term health of your knees. So the real question—and it’s an interesting one—is why runners’ knees don’t fail more than average.
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