I recently started reading Born To Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and The Greatest Race The World Has Never Seen, by Christopher McDougall. From the moment I dove into this book I’ve been itching to get out for a trail run. I read about how the greatest runners in the world run for the love of it; for “sheer joy.” McDougall describes running as “…mankind’s first art, our original act of inspired creation…combining our breath and mind and muscles into fluid self-propulsion over wild terrain.” Who wouldn’t want to run after reading that?
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Barefoot Running Frenzy
Set a Goal and Achieve It
Many of us have set goals but failed, in one way or another, to meet them. It is high time you succeed in achieving exactly what you set out to do. Here are three simple steps to make it happen.
What Limits You?
In my twenties, my body would do just about anything I commanded. If I could will myself to go for a 75 mile bike ride or a 3 hour run, my body would follow without question. When extreme fatigue set in during the last 5 miles of a 50K trail running race, I kept my feet moving toward the finish by setting incremental psychological goals to get to the next rock or tree. The physical challenge always seemed secondary to the mental obstacles.
4 Ways to Boost Calorie Burn While Weight Training
Many of us are dealing with multiple time constraints when it comes to fitting in an exercise plan. This is why our workouts must be as effective and efficient as possible. Before you try to squeeze in another workout, make sure you are getting the most out of the ones you’re already doing. Put these 4 training principles into action the next time you are at the gym to supercharge your workout and reap higher calorie burn, greater cardiovascular fitness, and improved stamina.
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