| |
 |
Think Tough
By Matt Barbour on 25/09/2008 16:56:41
A strong mind makes an even stronger runner, so it's time to break the mental barrier that's holding you back
they need to function properly," says Edwards. "Deep, long breaths activate the parasympathetic nervous system, slowing down your heart rate and reducing anxiety." My last race was a shocker – and now I've lost my motivation What's happening That brick
|
|
|
|
Ten Things You Don't Have To Worry About
By Mark Remy on 18/05/2005 13:09:41
Relax... 10 running worries you can ditch today
." If it works for you, there's no such thing as the wrong food. "I'm breathing wrong." Lots of runners believe there's a right way and a wrong way to breathe, but that's just a Iot of hot air. Just do what comes naturally to you. "Running will make me too tired
|
|
|
|
Think Tough (Preview)
By Matt Barbour on 25/09/2008 16:55:25
A strong mind makes an even stronger runner, so it's time to break the mental barrier that's holding you back (non-subscriber preview)
they need to function properly," says Edwards. "Deep, long breaths activate the parasympathetic nervous system, slowing down your heart rate and reducing anxiety." My last race was a shocker – and now I've lost my motivation What's happening That brick
|
|
 |
Small Is Bountiful
By Mark Remy on 02/04/2004 11:28:45
Small changes, big rewards: 29 simple tips for training smarter and racing better
with each alteration. Do you get faster with the same effort? Slower? Play with your technique until you hit upon the form that results in the most speed with the least effort.” Eventually, your body will adopt it as your natural ‘fast-running’ form.Breathe
|
|
 |
Paula Radcliffe: Mental Strength Training (Preview)
By on 05/05/2011 12:45:47
Increasing your mental strength will pay dividends – not only in your running, but in life in general as well, says Paula Radcliffe
When you first take up running, what gets you out the door is sheer enjoyment. It's this that motivates you to complete your first race (and fans the desire to target your second and third...) and gives you the immense satisfaction of putting a hard
|
|
 |
Paula Radcliffe: Mental Strength Training
By on 05/05/2011 13:42:23
Increasing your mental strength will pay dividends – not only in your running, but in life in general as well, says Paula Radcliffe
When you first take up running, what gets you out the door is sheer enjoyment. It's this that motivates you to complete your first race (and fans the desire to target your second and third...) and gives you the immense satisfaction of putting a hard
|
|
|
|
Real-Life Successes: Me? Speedwork???
By Stickless on 07/12/2005 10:03:37
Not so long ago, RW forum member Stickless thought that speedwork was something that happened to other runners. With help from her friends, she's now made it a permanent feature of her training
, she strapped it on. I stood feeling like a horse unused to the cinch while she pulled it tight. "There, that should do, can you still breathe?" My heart did a few loops and rolls and then steadied. Yes, I was still breathing, and, as recorded, my
|
|
 |
Best Lunchtime Sessions
By on 19/11/2009 10:05:13
Can you turn your one-hour lunch break into an effective training session? The answer is yes, but it requires a little planning
-up (50m easy swim, 25m pull and 25m kick. 30-second recovery, then repeat). Pulls and kicks are technique drills in which you use only your arms or legs, with a float or pull buoy to assistTechnique drills (pulls or kicks, or practise breathing on each
|
|
|
|
Reader To Reader: My Son Has Discovered Running
By Jane Hoskyn on 06/01/2007 15:40:20
If your child is showing a new-found love for running, how do you encourage them without overdoing it?
breathing, so I use a scarf over the lower portion of my face so that the air I breath stays warm. This reduces my exercise-induced attacks. Tiredness can also cause my breathing to "kick out" at the most unlikely times. Asthma is a very personal condition
|
|
 |
Mind Gains: Fool your Brain
By Matt Gilbert on 06/04/2012 10:00:00
How to trick performance benefits out of your brain – and the science behind it
in speed over the final stages. “Our results show that competition provides the motivation to tell the brain to eat into a greater part of the fuel reserve that athletes have left at the end of a race,” says Dr Jo Corbett, senior lecturer in applied
|
|
