Excerpted from The Inner Runner I used to coach a recent college graduate who commented on the fact that many of the best college distance running teams in the U.S. are based in cold climates. He believed this was more than coincidence because he thought that running in cold, icy, snowy weather makes runners …
Ever since the fitness industry got a hold of research showing that people burn calories after they work out while they recover from their workout, a whole new argument was born. Exercise stopped being about the exercise and became about what came after. “Do this workout,” trainers and gurus would say, “because you’ll burn four …
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There has been a lot of commotion lately about interval training. Once the training secret of the world’s best runners, interval training has become the new buzz term in the fitness industry. It seems as if everyone is doing it, from competitive athletes to grandma next door. Interval training originated in the 1930s by coach …
Back in the day before the internet and social media, one had to be published in a magazine or book to have a public voice and get information out to the public. Now, everyone can have a public voice, and that can be a problem. I read so much bad information on the internet …
I have a bad habit. I put a forkful or spoonful of food in my mouth before finishing to chew and swallow the food already in my mouth from the previous forkful or spoonful. This may not seem like such a big deal, but it is because of why I do it. We’ll get to …
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1) Commit to running more. How much you run per week has the single biggest impact on your running success because it stimulates many physiological, biochemical, and molecular adaptations. Most people can run more than they do. It also teaches you the value of commitment, which will go very far to helping you succeed. …
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Women think it’s odd that I know so much about their menstrual cycle. But I don’t think it’s odd at all since many gynecologists and nearly all of the scientists who study women’s physiology are male. What I like most about women’s physiology is how female runners can capitalize on their unique physiology to run better. …
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I often wonder how personal trainers, coaches, or people who run or work out on their own come up with the number of reps for their workouts. There’s no magic in doing 5 or 6 or 7 reps. And when training in a group, there’s little reason why everyone should do the same number of …
With my birthday coming up on March 14, I’m taking my mid-life crisis to the road… literally. And I’m going to share it with you.
My twin brother often tells me that if I wanted to be wealthy, I shouldn’t have pursued a PhD. He’s probably right. Most PhDs don’t make millions. Although my education hasn’t yet made me very successful, my fitness certainly has, because there’s a strong relationship between education, fitness and success. Seventy-five percent of runners are …