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Improve Your Stride Sequence
By on 03/05/2011 10:31:41
Perfect your running technique from impact to takeoff
Researchers at Stanford University, US, analysed a single stride sequence to determine which muscles activate and when. We asked a trainer how to strengthen your weak spots so you become a better runner.1. ImpactThe key to diffusing impact is to land closer to your centre of grav...
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Improve Your Swim Start
By Courtney Johnson on 09/03/2011 10:19:32
Hundreds of people, one starting point. What do you do?
It is normal to have mixed feelings about the swim portion of a triathlon. Even experienced triathletes can feel nervous about the washing machine-experience that is the swim start. But with the right guidance you can make a first-class start.Test SwimPrepare by doing race simula...
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Indoor Gym: Free Weights
By Christopher Michaels on 04/05/2011 11:50:56
Dismiss free weights as the preserve of oiled-up gym bunnies at your peril - they improve stamina, technique and shed calories.
Don't dismiss free weights as the preserve of oiled-up gym bunnies obsessed with six-packs and their reflection. Normal people can use them to burn calories and become stronger, which will help improve both technique and stamina for next season
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Massage: The Health Benefits
By on 19/05/2011 10:00:00
A massage is more than just an indulgence - it can improve your mood and even your health
Neck painTen neck massages over 10 weeks. Sound good? People with chronic neck pain reported a 55 per cent improvement after this regimen, according to a study in the Clinical Journal of Pain. They even scored 39 per cent better on the worst
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Five Ways to Boost your Running Economy
By Garth Fox on 02/08/2011 15:48:26
Get the best out of your body by boosting your running economy
much oxygen they can take in, but how efficiently they can use it when barrelling along at race pace. This is known as your 'running economy'.To some extent running economy is genetic, but it can be improved. Early in Paula Radcliffe's career, she
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Yoga for Runners: Position 1 - Pranayama Breathing
By Alexandra Rees on 16/05/2011 10:37:05
The first in the Bikram yoga sequence - a dose of breathing that can help you run faster.
Our first two blog posts introduced Bikram yoga, and now we're getting into the nitty-gritty of how the 26 specific postures in the Bikram sequence can improve your running performance.Practising yoga in the heat brings huge benefits
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Q+A: How do I use hand paddles?
By on 13/06/2011 12:00:00
increases resistance. This will improve your strength and endurance.Build up graduallyIncorporate short amounts of paddle work into your training sessions and gradually build them up; if you do too much, too quickly you risk shoulder strain and injury
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Pose your questions to Speedo's experts
By on 17/06/2011 10:13:37
Introducing a series of live forum Q+As taking place in May and June
However long you've been swimming, and whether you're a nervous newbie or Ironman veteran, chances are you'll have questions. How can you improve your technique? What's the recipe for open water racing success? How can you trim down your times? Well
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Q+A: How can I stop my knees hurting after running sessions?
By on 12/04/2011 10:40:56
Q. After running sessions I often have sore knees. Are there exercises I can do to improve knee strength?A. This is a frequent complaint from runners and triathletes. The most common problem is called runner's knee. This is a pain just below
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Welcome to our new Yoga for Runners blog
By on 12/04/2011 17:20:18
In the first instalment of our new blog, Team RW takes up yoga in a bid to out-stretch injury.
guys would - that yoga was eithera) A hobby for Birkenstock-wearing, dream-catcher-toting hippies.b) For women.How wrong I was. A month in (one session a week) I have already seen improvements in my running, my daily posture and my core strength
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