Week 3 – Diva Tip
Lung Power
Need more air? Deep breathing can help you run longer with less effort. By Gina Demillo Wagner From Runner’s World
Breathe Right
Here’s how Mindy Solkin, a New York City-based coach, teaches runners to engage their diaphragms.
Open Your Mouth
Your mouth is larger than your nostrils, so it’s more effective at taking in oxygen. Also, keeping your [...]
Stretches for Runners and Walkers…
April 15, 2012 by cindy
Filed under Daily Updates
Runner’s Resource Guide: Basic Stretching Exercises
Stretching exercises are vital to every runner’s and walker’s program. These exercises stretch the muscles in the leg and back that are tight. Maintaining flexible muscles in the legs and back is desirable as it allows the muscles and joints to work more efficiently and decreases the frequency of muscle [...]
Week 2 – Diva Tip
A Dynamic Warm-Up Routine
Stretch safely—before you run.
Maybe you’ve heard that stretching before a run is a big mistake. Indeed, studies show that static stretching—holding a muscle in an elongated, fixed position for 30 seconds or more—could hurt performance if done before a workout (save it for after your run). But dynamic stretching, which uses controlled [...]
