A friend of mine reminded me of a valuable cooling technique. I've been doing the training at lunchtime routine & over the past few months it has been rather warm. Trying to cool down is quite a task, air conditioned office helps, but sticking your
Hianyone got any good tips for cooling down after running in the heat, mine is an iced lolly, but got a shock today after having a raspberry one thought I was passing blood later 4 bottles of ice cold Stella Artois! i slept with one of those instant
to people about training properly will be surprised that you're surprised.JJ Point taken. I've just never really done a PROPER cool down.
fainted before) and after 5 mins or so I was fine, and even better once I'd had something to eat. Now I always make sure I have some chocolate milk and a banana after I've cooled down after a race of 10 miles or more. For those interested in the medical
I never know what to call that bit at the end of a run which not many of us do properly. What do you think? warm up then cool down? oh and do a bit in the middle ! I always used to think it was 'cool down', but some peeps definitely claim to 'warm
Now that i can go for at lest 45-50 lengths on the pool.Usually i wwarm up, then do about 150-200 mts fast then stop for 20 seconds and finally do 4-5 lenghts very slow to coold down.Do you think is important to do the last 4-5 relaxed to cool down
to ease me in to a run as I naturally run slower on the forefoot & doesn't stress the knees as much as my normal running style. Likewise at the end it slows me down a bit. Does anyone else do this & what do others do to warm up/cool down? (apart from
from the Flora site and its ok so far but it says that you should always warm up and cool down in your full track suit. This is what i do but when im finished my run, i am of course roasting and have to put on clothes!! Can anyone tell me why this is
OK, so your'll all geared up, trained well & in racing shape.How do you, do you warm up & cool down???My aim on race day is to get to the venue with as little hassle a possible, so arriving 1hr before start time, maybe just before for a bigger race
I have been running for about a year now and have never really subscribed to the idea of warm ups or cool down stretches.Most of the time I will start a run with a brisk walk.Some of the time (but rarely) I will finish a run with a brisk walk
