to the research with this growing selection of articlesTune Up Your PerformanceStudies suggest that the effect music has on your running performance could depend on your personality. Athletes who tune into how they feel while they run are less likely to find music
Want to find your perfect tempo and give your running a boost? Just dig out your MP3 player. Music can cut your perceived exertion by up to 10 per cent, Brunel University research has found. Effective training tracks have strong rhythms and a
, there’s more to help get you out of the door: new research shows a strong link between running and a ‘younger’, more nimble brain. Vigorous cardiovascular activity pumps more oxygen- and glucose-rich blood to your noggin and when you make running a
Ever thought you could get a performance boost from Robson Green’s Extreme Fishing? Nor did we, but disengaging your brain could give you an edge, say researchers at Bangor University. They asked athletes to complete a high-intensity session after spending 90
and you reach the end of your run – prematurely or not – convinced that you don’t have another step in you. You are, to use the scientific parlance, knackered.Given where these go-slow sensations manifest, it hardly comes as a surprise that research
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
on your speed if you always climb; hit the hills if you're more at home on the flat. Jump to itPlyometrics - explosive jumping and hopping exercises - help your muscles to reach maximum strength quickly. Researchers found that just one month of plyometric
has spent two decades researching the correlation between music and athletic output. Not surprisingly, he discounts the impact music has on top-flight distance runners. "The elite choose to focus on regulating their bodies and efficiency," he says
of stepping up to a higher level of competition can help motivate you to higher levels of performance and enjoyment.Test yourselfIf you don't fancy the intensity of such competitions, you can try testing yourself in more challenging events. The Escape from
