and on the run. As long as you expect this, you shouldn't have a problem. Armed with your heart rate monitor and a little know-how, you'll be able to avoid overstressing your body in the heat or at altitude. It will help you stay within your limits, and you

works double-time to shift excess heat produced by working muscles during training. As the mercury rises, so does that cooling effort. And if your body struggles to keep up, you can suffer from dehydration or heat illnesses, such as cramp and heat

-old battle with quantity amongst those in the know. So why not try something a bit different to inject some heat into your winter training schedule – the time trial.The first thing to understand about the time trial is that it’s not a race, or doesn’t have

highly rewarding!) series of 26 postures and breathing exercises practised in a heated room. Practising Bikram Yoga can help with injuries and weight loss, reduces blood pressure, improves posture, eases back pain and relaxes the body and mind. Each

No matter the weather, the dedicated runner will not be diverted from the never-ending pursuit of athletic improvement. Whether it is blistering heat or driving rain and wind, we all get out and pound the streets.At least that’s the theory

rate monitor to get back to speed after illness and injury. Training In Heat Or At Altitude Avoid overstressing your body in the heat or at altitude by using your heart rate monitor to help you stay within your training limits. How To Use A Heart

at the end as a result of a finishing kick. After a few races, you'll be able to identify your normal racing heart rate (though remember that factors such as heat and hilliness will have a pronounced effect), and then if you have a bad race, the graph can

Why I should have imagined that a 14-mile run along the Cleveland Way in August might be good training for the 105-mile Jordan Desert Cup, remains a mystery. Perhaps I reasoned, not unreasonably, that August = Summer = Heat

heat-seeking missile.Then, with a piteous yelp, he sat down suddenly and heavily on the limp rag that was once our hand-woven Moroccan rug.I was puzzled. This was unprecedented. Why hadn’t he yet broken any priceless antiques?He held out one front paw

’s heat is lost through the head. And since my pate is now virtually threadbare, I really should invest in a woolly hat.I glanced at my watch. If the boys were on schedule, they should pour out of Big Wood in around three minutes.They were late, and when