CollarEver notice how the collar, or the part of the shoe that fits around your ankle, is lower on one side? This is because the bone on the outside of your ankle is lower than the one on the inside. Because the collar's job is to fit snugly under
allow you to program heart rate ranges, with an upper and a lower limit. If you go too hard or too easy, the alarm will beep at you until you get back into your zone. In this way you achieve the element of control, and its one of the most useful
at the back and front of the thigh bone respectively, and their size and position affects the angles the legs move at, and particularly the way that the patella (kneecap) moves. Your anatomy and the patterns of your muscle use determine many of the injuries
in the lower gears at a cadence of at least 90 revolutions per minute.Pull On The Pedals When pedalling, don't press down with the balls of your feet, because that's also tough on your knees. Rather, press with your heel, then pull back and up with your calves
The arrival of winter, especially once the clocks go back on the last Sunday in October, can be bad news for runners. The rigorous training regime you established during the summer becomes a distant memory as the cold, wet weather dampens your
In a world where beliefs about exercise are either long-held or fleeting (you know, until something better comes along), it can be difficult to know if we're doing the right thing at the right time. And while some rules of fitness are backed up
. "Research shows that when carried out over 12 weeks, it can significantly improve performance above endurance training alone."A strong body will significantly reduce the likelihood of injuries such as knee complaints and lower back pain. When recovering
tension in the neck, shoulders and legs, strengthens the lower extremities and increases mobility in the hip flexors. In fact, it does so much stuff let's just make a list of the general benefits of Eagle Pose:Flushes out kidneys Brings blood to the sexual
-Marathon in March, I've suffered from unrelenting tightness and pain in my lower left calf.After the race, I rested up for a month (a whole month!) but then, refusing to admit defeat, I was back pounding the pavements. On days off from the gym bike, I've been
your head and not bringing the lower eye above the water.Out and back Running away from a point for a set distance, and returning faster.Time Trial An exact distance raced against the clock to help find out how fast and well-paced you really swim.
