Amanda Brooks's Blog, page 146
January 2, 2021
How Quickly Do You Lose Fitness: Bounce Back from Missed Runs
An all too common question for running coaches is what to do when you have to miss some training days? Or more common yet wonder how quickly do you lose fitness by spending time resting [...]
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December 31, 2020
The Year That Almost Wasn’t
One of the few times each year I write a post without worrying about SEO is my year in recap. Why? Because it’s FASCINATING to have these since 2007 to see how my training has [...]
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December 30, 2020
Top 10 Men’s Running Pants | Lightweight to Winter Tights
Most reviews around here are focused on the ladies because that’s the gear I test. BUT my husband is now running 5 days a week and needed some men’s running pants for winter. That lead [...]
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December 28, 2020
Snowshoeing for Beginners
Do you ski? A natural first question when someone finds out we moved to Denver. Nope. However, I’ve fallen in love with snowshoeing for beginners and that’s my way of embracing our winter wonderland. In [...]
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December 26, 2020
Best Fitness Books : What’s Worth Actually Reading
It’s no surprise I talk a lot about my favorite running books for motivation or running books for training, but what about overall best fitness books? Today we dive in to other areas like strength [...]
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December 23, 2020
Posterior Tibial Tendonitis Recovery Plan
Pain on the inside of your ankle near the ankle bone could be caused by posterior tibial tendonitis. Before jumping to any worst case scenario conclusions, let’s see how your symptoms line up. Symptoms of [...]
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December 21, 2020
Fun Workouts: Bring The Joy Back to Your Workouts
That’s right, I said it. Fun workouts! Fitness is FUN or at least it should be. If you’re dreading every single workout, your run down, injured and totally stressed out then you’re doing it wrong. [...]
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December 20, 2020
10 Non-PR Running Goals: Stay Motivated without Races
How do you stay motivated without races to train? You shift your focus away from PR’s being the only thing that gets you out the door! It’s time for running goals that will keep you [...]
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December 17, 2020
Active Stretching for Strength and Flexibility
If you’re a runner who doesn’t spend much time lifting weights with your legs (because hello then they’re so tired to run), active stretching is a great way to add strength and ensure that you [...]
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December 15, 2020
Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls: No Bake, Healthy Buckeyes
If there are two foods I love more than chocolate and peanut butter, I’d be hard pressed to name them. Thus when introduced to buckeyes, I swooned…then my stomach was like ughhhh so much butter [...]
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