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Five Foam Rolling Exercises For Runners

Five Foam Rolling Exercises For Runners

If you're a runner, then a foam roller should be your new best friend. The repetitive stress of running can cause tight muscles. Left untreated, tight, overactive muscles can cause muscle imbalances, poor posture, improper movement and ultimately injury. 

Foam rolling, known as self-myofascial release, is a technique that uses gentle pressure to break up the knots within the muscle and helps release muscular tension or tightness. Foam rolling is a form of self massage.

Why do runners need to foam roll?

Five Fitness Training Tips for Beginners

Five Fitness Training Tips for Beginners

Congratulations! You made the very smart decision to improve your health, your body and your mind by beginning a new training plan. You found an exercise you think you will enjoy and you're excited, motivated and ready to jump in! But before you begin your new program, there are few things to consider. Here are my five best fitness training tips for beginners (and good reminders for the more experienced). 

My Secret To Workout Motivation

My Secret To Workout Motivation

The (not-so) secret to workout motivation. People often ask me how I stay motivated to workout and the truth is that there are times that I am not motivated at all. Sometimes at 5:30am or after a long day at work, I feel more inclined towards a Netflix marathon than training for a real one. Trainers don't have some special motivation gene that keeps us going. There is not a big secret to exercise motivation that will change everything. Here's my big secret...