Amanda Brooks's Blog, page 104

Should I Run With Sore Legs? When to Go and When to Say No

After a great workout yesterday, you woke up this morning excited to get to your training. Until you went to get out of bed and your muscle aches had you questioning if you should run with sore legs? What should you do? Running on tired legs is part of endurance training, but there are signals …

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6 Best IT Band Exercises to Relieve Pain Once and For All

Pain in the IT band can sideline even the best of athletes and, unfortunately, IT band syndrome is all too common among runners and cyclists. Luckily there are IT Band exercises (along with lots of hip and glute work) that can help! If you’ve been around these parts for a while, you’re probably aware that …

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8 Best Treadmills for Running at Home

Amanda we’re looking to get a new treadmill, what’s the best home treadmill for running? This has become a common refrain among my friends over the last 10 years as they too begin to realize all the reasons I love having a treadmill at home. If you’re in the market for the best home treadmill, …

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18 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Running My First Half Marathon

Running our first half marathon isn’t just about following a paper training plan. There are pieces often not listed like hip strength or core strength or even how to work on your mindset to run farther than you ever imagined you could. If you’d told me in 2002 – as I crossed the finish line …

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9 Key Glute Stretches + Strength Moves To Prevent Pain

Your glutes are one of the largest and most active muscles used in running. So it’s frustrating when they’re sore or tight, especially because that tightness if often due to sitting, not running! We’ve got some quick and easy glute stretches you can start using in the evening to keep everything feeling good. What’s really …

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Running Supplements: A Cheat Sheet for All Runners

Running supplements are popping up everywhere to help joints, provide energy, speed recovery, but what do you actually need? Read on.

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Best Meniscus Tear Exercises to Improve Knee Range of Motion

Knee exercises aren’t just necessary after injury, but to keep you from injury! Intense exercises, such as running, can tear the meniscus which is a layer of cartilage in our knees. But there are certain knee range of motion exercises that can help. Meniscus tear exercises may be exactly what you need once you’ve recovered …

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How to Taper for a Half Marathon: Timeline and Benefits

Tapering is one of the most important parts of any marathon training plan. Here's a complete guide to answering all your marathon tapering questions.

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How to Quit Sugar in 7 Steps (Without Feeling Miserable)

I confess I’m a sugar lover. I’ve even written a whole post about being a sugar-free failure. But loving sugar doesn’t mean you can’t learn how to quit it. Sugar and its effects on the mind, brain, and body have been extensively researched. According to the results of numerous scientific studies, sugar does in fact have …

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What is a Good Marathon Time? Fastest and Average Times

Whether you’re a newly minted runner or someone who has been running for years, tackling the marathon may be a goal of yours. And with that goal comes some nerves around having a good marathon time or wondering what the average marathon finishing time. So we’re going to help answer that and alleviate some fears! …

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