the desirable from the disastrous. Even if you're not trying to lose weight, these five popular diets include healthy principles that are perfect for runners too.These top tips are a sneak preview of the full article from the new issue of Runner's World
the desirable from the disastrous. Even if you're not trying to lose weight, these five popular diets include healthy principles that are perfect for runners too.The Abs Diet (Rodale, £7.99) What's on the menu? The Abs Diet centres on 12 categories of highly
Many runners assume that because they run, they don’t need to do leg-strengthening exercises. This isn’t necessarily true. A specific weight programme targeting your legs could reap a huge race dividend, particularly over longer distances. If you run a marathon
of higher running mileage. Running might affect the sex of your children, but it might also help you conceive in the first place. "Men who run regularly and stay at a healthy weight are more likely to maintain a good sperm count than men who are obese," says
going for longer. It's also great if you're trying to lose weight as it keeps you feeling full. Fruit and fibre In other words, fresh fruit and foods that are packed with fibre. A recent study in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise
Noon lunch2pm second run of the day or weights in the gym4pm rest6:30pm dinner9pm bedFrom Monday to Saturday, this routine forms the backbone of the training schedule. Every Sunday is a day of complete rest. People wake up have breakfast then go to church
in life. "I was quite fat really," he says, "so I started doing weights and tried the treadmill. I realised that I did enjoy running after all." Soon he was spending more time on the treadmill than the weights bench and entered a 10K race with the aim
for 2009 as stepping stones to his ultimate goal in 2011. "I've given myself two years to reach my goal so I can get down to a proper racing weight. I want to do myself justice and be in good shape."Already well on the way to achieving his race goal, he
for nine days, losing 13kg of weight before he was rescued.The compulsory kit list includes an anti-venom pump, distress flare and at least 2,000 calories of food per day.Runners are allowed to send one email a day. They're also allowed to receive emails
-strengthening exercises. This isn’t necessarily true. A specific weight programme targeting your legs could reap a huge race dividend, particularly over longer distances. If you run a marathon in 3:30, for example, at a rate of 180 steps a minute, during the entire race
