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Heart Rate Training: Find Your Maximum Heart Rate
By Joe Dunbar on 05/06/2000 10:56:31
Developing a training programme involves measuring just how hard your heart can work - but it's not as simple as you might think
're healthy and well clear of injury and infection.Ensure that your transmitter belt is attached securely and dampen the electrodes.Warm up thoroughly for the task.If your heart rate monitor records data, set the recording interval to five seconds and view
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Running Rules Revisited
By Bob Cooper on 25/09/2009 17:21:50
Some coaches, scientists and other experts are challenging conventional thinking. Could their uncommon wisdom work for you?
training and injury prevention thanks to the low-impact nature of cross-training. Build those musclesConventional Thinking: Strength training will make you a better runner.Uncommon Wisdom: Skip the gym; you don't run on your arms. If you're a runner
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Plyometric Power
By David Morton on 29/09/2010 12:45:10
Running is a series of actions. If you could prime each one with an explosion of energy, you’d become faster. Plyometrics is your gunpowder, so pack your muscles with fire power and leave your old PBs for dead
spindles communicate with your brain to prevent muscular overexertion. In short, it stops you from stretching the spring as far as you can in case it breaks. Of course, you don't want an injury, so this is a good thing.An even better thing is that plyos
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RW's BIG Q+A Index
By Runner's World on 28/10/2007 00:00:00
Your questions - our experts
hurt most two days after a long run?I've returned to running after three years. Now I have a pain behind my knee and an aching calf --How can I prevent haematuria? -- Does running backwards help prevent injury?I have three injuries on the same leg
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Kick The Habit
By Matt Barbour on 17/06/2008 08:57:04
Take your running up a gear with these 14 simple fixes to the most common mistakes
great runner," says Anderson. Using a heart monitor is a good way to prevent yourself from training too hard on your easy days. "Keep your heart rate below 75 per cent of your maximum heart rate– or 70 per cent of your heart rate reserve – and let your
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Olympic Moment: Gebreselassie vs Tergat
By Pat Butcher on 20/02/2012 10:00:00
Discover the inside story of one of the greatest duels in Olympic history
, winning the national title on the same course two weeks later. Almost as striking was the modest whisper, close to inaudible, when interviewed after his victories. A month later, he was mortified that an injury prevented him running the World Cross Country
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Ground Rules
By Sam Murphy on 29/07/2010 12:40:28
Tired of tramping over Tarmac? There are plenty of other running surfaces to tackle, to banish boredom and benefit your body. Here’s how to get the best out of them.
."No single surface can meet all your performance and injury prevention goals - Dixon believes there is an optimum range of surfaces that place an acceptable level of stress on the joints. So, varying what's underfoot will help you boost your fitness - even
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Meet the ASICS Super Six: Race Day
By on 12/04/2011 11:02:57
Race day dawns for the ASICS Super Six after four months of hard training - find out the vital statistics and look back over their marathon journeys
stretches for preventing injury.Watch Sarah demonstrate how to stretch essential running muscles with our excusive videos from the first Super Six training day:• Calf muscles • Gluteal muscles• Hamstrings • Hip flexors• Motion Preparation 1• Motion
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Ask the Experts: Bikram Yoga for Runners Webchat
By on 11/05/2012 11:16:41
Catch the highlights from last Friday's lunchtime debate, when Olga Allon answered your questions about Bikram yoga - and how it can benefit your running - live in the forums
must listen to their body on any particular day to prevent any injury.Q. How many sessions per week/month would you have to do to see the benefits or weight loss? AndreiaA. It varies from person to person. The more weight you need to lose, the quicker
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Month Of Fundays
By Bob Cooper on 06/03/2009 11:04:29
Your hardest four weeks of marathon training will certainly be rewarding, but they can be enjoyable too
, swimming, and weight lifting are great most of the year, as part of low-key training months when your main goals are general fitness and injury prevention, but the heavy training month before a big race needs to be a month of living a little dangerously
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