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All About Pool Running

If you’re looking to switch it up a little bit or if you find yourself with an injury, pool running is a great way to go. It has zero impact and a very low risk for injury, so it’s safe for healthy and injured runners. In this article, we’ll ...

How To Stay In Shape While Injured

Injury. The dreaded six-letter word that no runner wants to hear. But sometimes something unexpected happens, and you find yourself dealing with it. In this article, we’ll discuss staying fit while injured in addition to some tips for runners ...

Foam Rollers: How To Use Them for Maximum Benefits

For many years, foam rolling was a technique that was used only by professional athletes, coaches, and therapists. Now it is a much more common exercise, used regularly by everyday runners. Because foam rolling can assist a runner in warming ...

How to Get Rid of a Side Stitch When Running

If you’ve been running for any duration of time, you have almost certainly felt a side stitch at some point. And you’ve probably wondered how to get rid of those pesky sharp pains that slow you down. Not to worry. We’ve got you covered. In ...

Best Percussive Therapy Massage Guns in 2019

Your workout isn't over when you complete the miles. In order to make sure that your body can bounce back stronger than before, you have to take recovery into account. This means you need to replace fluids and calories, but it also means that you ...

How‌ ‌to‌ ‌Deal‌ ‌with‌ ‌Blisters‌ ‌on‌ ‌Your‌ ‌Feet‌ ‌From‌ ‌Running‌

We’ve suffered the annoyance of blisters. And you might be more prone to them if you run a lot. Blisters can appear in a lot of ways from a small one that makes a short training run uncomfortable, to a major outbreak of blisters that makes a ...

Running with Flat Feet

As runners, we often take our feet for granted. There are so many other things to think about: training schedule, pacing, intensity, weekly mileage, nutrition. It's easy to forget that every step we take is dependent on our feet. Feet are nothing ...

What’s a Good Return to Running Program After Injury?

The most upsetting word to a runner might very well be “injury”. For many runners, running goes far beyond a daily exercise activity, and becomes a part of who you are. And the idea of having to go days or even weeks without running can bring on ...

Best Running Shoes for Heel Spurs in 2019

All athletes need good, supportive shoes that match their feet well and help maximize performance. Runners are no different, especially due to the impact we create on our legs, ankles and heels. If you wear shoes that are comfortable and ...

Best Foam Rollers for Runners in 2019

We’re all looking for the best foam rollers out there so that we can recover faster, increase mobility, improve fitness gains, and have better overall health. Sometimes, though, it can be hard to know which roller will be the best fit ...