11 results for tag: health
Chafing is one of those running problems nobody really posts about, but almost everyone deals with at some point. Sometimes, it’s not just annoying because it can turn a great run into a painful shuffle. In its more severe form, it can also be race-ending.
The good news is that chafing can be mostly preventable once you ...
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If you’re a runner currently staring at a toe with a missing toenail, welcome to a very weird club. Yes, it's a club, because despite most of us doing what we can to prevent it, it’s a surprisingly common thing. Congrats, here's a tub of Neosporin.
Written & edited by Pavlína Marek
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If you're a runner, chances are you've dealt with foot blisters at some point during your training. Especially if you're at the start of your journey, figuring things out, you're more likely to experience these minor but uncomfortable injuries. These painful, fluid-filled bubbles also seem to appear at the worst possible ...
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Runners love data. Pace, heart rate, power, and now glucose. Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), built for diabetes management, have crossed into endurance sport. When I read about CGMs two years ago in Dr. Peter Attia’s excellent “Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity,” the devices were available only by prescrip...
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My first ever (voluntary) run was more or less an accident. I was in the gorgeous redwoods of coastal California. After a busy day full of work and schoolwork, I headed to the woods for some peace and quiet. I didn't know back then that people ran on trails. I didn't know that ultramarathons existed. About halfway through my ...
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When I don't feel like getting out there on a cold, windy, rainy night after a full day's work, I always say that the miles won't run themselves. Well, when you're experiencing the runner's high, that's exactly what they do. It's that sweet spot during a run when everything just clicks; your body feels light, pain melts away, ...
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As we head into the second—and definitely colder—half of winter, many runners might be struggling to keep up with their routines. And while a lot of them take the opportunity to enjoy some much-needed deep rest, there are as many of us who want to keep running and enjoy everything the season has to offer; bad weather and ...
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The winter holidays are a time for family, gratitude, and indulgence, but it can also be a challenging period for runners who are trying to maintain their workout routines and diet goals. With packed schedules, travel, colder weather, and an abundance of rich food, it’s easy to see how running goals could take a backseat, ...
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Three years ago, I was in the middle of my Saturday long run. The sun was shining and I'd just met a guy in flip flops riding his bike through the middle of nowhere to go swimming in a little pond in the woods. He had given me an apple and a few encouraging words before he rode off. All in all, it was a perfect day, a ...
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While research confirms that an active lifestyle lowers one's chances of premature death and chronic illness (Warburton et al., 2006), many athletes find themselves on the short end of the stick, developing a disease despite their best efforts to stay happy and
healthy. Even though participants in all kinds of sports have ...
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