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The Science Behind My Love For Running

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This is a guest post by Joe over at joetherunner.com. His site is about how running can change your life; make you a better father, husband, and friend. You can check out his site at the URL above, or by subscribing to his feed here. My love of running started off like many long lasting [...]

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Should You Lose Weight Running?

photo credit: SashaW What do you tell your clients who ask if it’s better to lose weight running? After all, if you visit just about any gym or health club the most popular area is the cardio section. I remember back in 2002 when I was a personal trainer at a health club how in-demand [...]

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High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT): Running

Last night I did my upper body weight workout for the first time in a couple of months. Whenever I go that long without doing a weight workout, the first time I lift again I get really sore. This morning, I am really sore – I can barely lift my arms above my head! a [...]

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Went Running Last Night. Boy Am I Sore

photo credit: maHidoodi I went running last night on our treadmill for the first time in months.  The weather here has cooled down a bit, and sometimes its just nice to run inside, instead of freezing outside.  I know I shouldn’t mind the cool weather because it’s going to get a whole lot colder than [...]

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Joggers live longer?

Just when I was looking for an excuse not to go running anymore I stumbled on an article in Time Magazine titled “Runner’s High: Joggers Live Longer“.  Ugh.. So – what’s this all about? That runner’s high may translate into a lot of other long-lasting health benefits, a new report from an ongoing study suggests. [...]

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Running. Love it or leave it?

One thing I used to just hate doing was running.  I would rather die than go running.  Running is hard, it makes you sweat and it always leaves you as a heaving sweaty lump on the floor. Well that’s how I used to think about it at least. Since I’ve been working out and trying [...]

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