Most of us are stuck in habits and thought patterns that we didn’t even realize we were practicing. Whether it’s negative self-talk on loop, the trap of thinking every workout has to be a high-intensity suffer-fest, or being so obsessed with the scale that we miss the small meaningful wins, these mindsets can sabotage our progress. In this blog, we look at how to identify these traps, give ourselves some grace, and start choosing a new way to think about health and consistency.
Fartlek is not just a funny word. It’s Swedish for Speed Play. It’s running sprints like you did as a kid to catch up with your friends or to prove you can make it to the field first. It’s like a dog chasing a squirrel then stopping to smell the fire hydrant. It’s unstructured paces and distances based on feel. Learn to run faster by having fun with speed.
You already suspected your desk job was ruining your life (kidding!), now it’s ruining your running too? Sitting can cause all kinds of muscle imbalances and poor recruitment patterns from tight muscles, weak and underused muscles and poor posture. Learn how to counteract the ill effects of sitting on your running performance with foam rolling, stretching, strength training and stress management.
What kind of runner are you? We runners come in all shapes, ages and backgrounds. Our running preferences are as diverse as our shoe sizes. Some of us love the open air freedom of a trail run to clear our heads, while other prefer to run by the numbers on the local track. Whatever your running preferences are, the tie that binds us is the pull to the pavement…or the trail…or the track.
