Last week, I told you why you need to start paying attention to your resting heart rate. This week, I’ll talk about some specific ways you can both measure and track that information. Personally, I’ve known for years about how helpful taking my resting heart rate can be, but I’ve only recently started actually paying attention to it. The reason? I couldn’t figure out a good way to actually get more » Read more
Avoid Injuries: Run from Gators
We hear so much about repetitive-stress injuries, like carpal tunnel, tennis elbow, or the latest, iPod finger. For runners, just about any injury could be called a RSI, because what is running but repetitive stress, both literal and figurative? As the late, great Bill Bowerman said, all training can be summarized in this: “Stress. Recover. Improve.” Too much stress on any body part, of course, can have catastrophic consequences … not more » Read more
M.E.A.T Is Good For You!
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been pretty sensitive to pain. So when I had my very first chiropractic appointment two weeks ago, you can imagine that I was a little bit worked up, sitting on the edge of my seat in the waiting room. Hanging above my head was a framed picture and interview with the Solon Spine and Wellness Center owner, Dr. Noel Abood. In one of his answers, more » Read more
5 Simple Tips for Happy Muscles
“If you listen to your body when it whispers, you will never have to listen to it scream.” -Dr. John Soliven-Llaguno I don’t know who that guy is, really, other than a homeopathic doctor, but when I heard that last Sunday in the wake of an epic hamstring fail all I could think was “I wish I’d listened to my body when it was whispering!” With both Ginger and me more » Read more
5 Easy Ways to Avoid the Most Common Running Injuries
I’ll admit it: I have injuries on the brain. It’s hard not to when the literal pain-in-my-you-know-what reminds me every waking moment of the day. But like any good friend I want to spare you from experiencing a similar fate. So read on about the most common running injuries afflicting women runners (I think I’ve had all but one of them at some point, yikes! I need to go in more » Read more
Diary of an Injured Runner: Introduction
Just as I began the process of starting up Salty Running I became injured. My injury has at times blunted my enthusiasm to dive head-long into all things competitive running. It’s hard to be excited about much while moping around and not running! For weeks now I thought I was just one ART treatment or rest day away from getting back up to speed with my training, but as the more » Read more