Runners may train for months before a big race, but it’s often the 24 hours before the starter’s pistol goes off that are the most crucial. We asked five race-day veterans how they get ready. MEGAN BROWN Ms. Brown, a 26-year-old elite runner based in Toronto, won the half-marathon at the Canadian Half Marathon Championships [...]
You might think of a massage as a spa indulgence, but as a runner, it can also be a natural performance enhancer. Sports massage stimulates muscles for physical activity and helps them recover post-run. “For runners, a regular massage is important to stimulate blood and lymph and to keep the leg muscles, joints and tendons in optimum shape,” says Joan Ishibashi, a licensed massage therapist (LMT) at the Cleveland Clinic…
In a recent New York Times article, the question was posed if energy drinks improve athletic performance. This article comes on the heels of the ruling that Four Loko [with alcohol] will be removed from store shelves in New York. This recent crack down on the alcohol- and caffeine-heavy Four Loko shed some light on energy beverages. It left many wondering if …
For many runners, hitting the “WALL” is the least of their problems. Getting a stomach cramp can be a performance-hindering roadblock that can stop you dead in your tracks long before you even get close to the wall. It can be a sharp pain in either your stomach or on your side, just below the ribcage…
As an adult living and working in the real world, you know that time is your most precious commodity. You can make more money, you can buy more stuff, but there is only so much of your time to go around. Once you spend it, it’s gone forever. From this simple fact we draw three time investment principles to help guide your training…
Ask Phyllis Boudreaux, 50, of Marietta, Ga., what she was like in college and she’ll describe an entirely different person. Back then, the peppy 5-foot-2, 118-lb. beauty was looking forward to a teaching career and her wedding to Mike Boudreaux, now 57 and a logistics coordinator at a cargo company. But after graduation, Phyllis’ life took a surprising turn…
The holiday season brings many joys and, unfortunately, many countervailing dietary pitfalls. Even the fittest and most disciplined of us can succumb, indulging in more fat and calories than at any other time of the year. The health consequences, if the behavior is unchecked, can be swift and worrying. A recent study by scientists in Australia found that …
Stress sucks. It keeps us up at night, holds our moods hostage and wrecks our sex life. But mostly? It makes us want chocolate. We’re only human, and we’re hardwired to want junk. “When you’re stressed, you release the hormone cortisol, which pushes you to crave fatty, sugary foods,” says Susan Albers, Ph.D., a psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic who specializes in food issues…
FOR many, the very mention of step aerobics evokes images of exercisers in leg warmers and leotards, even though other classes have come to dominate group schedules at gyms today. In New York City, however, this seemingly faded fad from the 1990s is far from dead. Step, developed in the late 1980s, is a cardiovascular [...]
Well, the weather outside is frightful (in the Northern Hemisphere anyway), so you just might be regretting your choice of a touchscreen-equipped handset as your portable phone. Take your gloves off to send a text? Not in this weather. As many of you will know, capacitive touchscreen devices (such as the iPhone, iPod touch, Droid, Pre, Storm, etc.) require tiny amounts of charge from your fingertips to operate. Because of this, sticking a great big glove between your finger and the screen kills the conductivity…
The biggest reason why you should wear a proper-fitting sports bra is comfort. A runner should never think about her breasts while running. This is a key indication that the sports bra isn’t fitting properly. A poor-fitting sports bra can hinder performance and ruin your entire workout experience. If the sports bra is too tight, it can result in chafing and prevent proper breathing. A sports bra that is too loose won’t provide the right amount of support to reduce breast movement. Also, a proper-fitting sports bra helps to keep the Cooper’s ligament (connective tissue that supports the breasts) strong. Because women start to wear bras at such a…
Jane Fonda has started a new brand called “Prime Time” for boomers. It’s a re-launch of the Jane Fonda fitness brand.
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