Five Tips On How to Run Safe While Listening to Music
Previously, we talked about the great benefits of listening to music while running. While it is beneficial to a workout, some are concerned about the safety of the runners while listening to music. In fact, there were some races before that do not allow runners to wear headphones. Here...
Six Benefits of Music to Running and Exercise
Running and music goes well together. You would see a lot runners listening to music while running and there are a lot of music players and accessories made specifically for runners. I even remember running beside someone who used the loudspeakers of a cellphone to play the same music...
Benefits of Running Uphill and Downhill
Bring your running training program to a new level by adapting running hill training. Most runners dread hill running because it looks hard to tackle but uphill running, even downhill running, provides a lot of benefits to runners. Check out below the benefits that you can gain from hill...
How To Avoid Sudden Deaths During a Marathon
It is perplexing to know that a young, well-trained athlete could suddenly die during a marathon. Such tragic incident devastates the family and the whole community. As a matter of fact, sports itself is not a cause of enhanced mortality but it can trigger sudden death in runners with...
Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate
Everybody is crazy about chocolates because of its mouth-watering taste. From kids to adults, everyone drool at the very sight of that dark brownish slab of sweet temptation. We all love it and many of us feel kind of guilty indulging on it. Who doesn`t like eating chocolates, anyway?...
Beware of Fools: 8 Running Tips for Safer Runs
Running is an enjoyable way to get fit and lose weight. I, myself, do my early morning runs when my hectic schedule permits. As my running techniques improve, it became a pleasurable activity to maintain a healthy lifestyle. However, running outside has its cons, too. I was startled to...
42 Psalm Verses for Your Marathon
I am now reading the book God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life’s Little Detours by Regina Brett. One of the lessons she shared is #38. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion. Psalms is a book in the Bible that contains 150 sacred poems, which are believed...
Running Uphill and Downhill for Beginners
The first time I ran a hill was unpleasant. It was a 15KM race and the route took us to McKinley. While I survived and finish at a respectable time, my knees and legs were aching for days. I’m sure you have heard stories of how runners dread the...
Marathons, Ultramarathons and Heart Damage: What’s the score?
Our loved ones are often concerned about us running a full marathon or an ultramarathon. This is especially true if you are above 50 years old. They often question if our heart can handle the pressure. A series of reports were presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)...
Want to recover faster? Have cherries.
Athletes who drank cherry juice days before and after the race was found to recover more rapidly within a 48-hour period. Dr Glyn Howatson, exercise physiologist and Laboratory Director in the School of Psychology and Sports Sciences, Northumbria University, conducted the study with 20 athletes who ran the London...