strength training
Next Running Well workshop: 20th October 2013
Want to run faster and further? Trying to steer clear or get rid of niggling injuries? Or perhaps you simply feel that you would benefit from a fresh approach to your running. My Running Well day workshop is for you. The full details are on the Coaching page of my website, along with some of the fantastic […]
The best exercise for knee pain
If you are a regular knee pain sufferer, the cause of your woes may lie further up the body – your hips. Research at the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Indiana University found that twice-weekly hip strengthening exercises performed for six weeks not only reduced or even eliminated knee pain but also improved running […]
The fab four: strength exercises for runners
Whether you have just started training for a spring marathon, picked up a lapsed running regime or even started running for the first time, it’s a wise move to include some regular strength work in your training schedule. In my Running Well workshops, I used to hand out a sheet with 16 suggested exercises on for runners, […]
Balancing act
I’m trying hard to stick to the pledge I made when I was injured - that when I was fit again, I would keep up the non-running stuff - the swimming, cycling, yoga and core training - to help ‘injury-proof’ my body. But a quick glance at the training diary shows that the sessions that are getting […]