For an athlete accustomed to exercising outdoors, health clubs and gyms can be mystifying. Follow these three basic tips from exercise scientist Len Kravitz and you'll find that the gym becomes a home from home.Go in with a plan"A lot of people

to oversubscribed races Newsletter/magazine Discounted sportswear Discounted tickets to televised athletics events Discounted health club membership Other discounted products/services Participation in a nationally administered running handicap scheme A personal chip

to Boot Camp. The ASICS Target 26.2 Boot Camp bandwagon hit Birmingham on Friday, a chance for the runners to meet the ASICS Target 26.2 coaches, PRO Team and Runner's World staff - and for us to assess each runner's training, health and injury history

life," says Dr Petra Boynton, a sex psychologist and lecturer in health research at University College London. "One of the main reasons for this is that healthy people – and runners obviously fall into this category – generally have better sex lives

to calculate training heart rates – usually as a percentage of this value.The traditional strategy is to use the formula of 220 minus age to ‘guestimate your max. This is often used in health clubs. Here, charts show age-related MHR and training heart rates

UAN:255 Article type:-->The Department of Health recommends we consume no more than 30-35 per cent of our total calories from fat in food, but in reality we consume nearer 40 per cent. Both so-called invisible fats – those hidden in foods

-and-function claims, as they’re called, generally suggest that a supplement improves the body’s functioning. For example, a supplement might say that it boosts immune health rather than state that it prevents bacterial infection.The FDA doesn’t regulate supplements

, plan races or just stop in for a chat with a bright and friendly community of runners. If you want you can upload a picture of yourself and write a short personal profile for others to see. 4. Archive(Click the Training, Health and Gear tabs at the top

yellow brick road," claims Steve. "So many things come to mind ... the disgusted stares, the sarcastic (and quite hurtful) comments, the ill health (although I very rarely saw a doctor), the constant back pain... the list is positively endless

on their training. However, although we all know the dangers of drinking too much, moderate beer drinking may be better for us than we think.Here comes the science bit...Beer, like red wine, does have health benefits. The malt and hops used in both lager and bitter