Health Blog Category: Training

Train Better: 3 Ways to Crush Cold Weather Running

Oct 6^th  2020 

As the mornings start to get cooler, many people begin to get apprehensive about running through the colder weather, and for good reason! Canadian winters are no joke. Frigid temperatures, slippery sidewalks, blustery winds, and heavy snowfalls are a few reasons why many people avoid winter running. It doesn’t take much to slip and fall – it happens to the best of us. With this in mind, here are our top three considerations to make when lacing up to face the elements when the thermometer starts to dip.

Train Better: Using Running Metrics

Jun 30^th  2020 

In today’s world of gadgets and technology, there is no shortage of watches and apps to help you track your runs. In the clinic, our team is particularly stingy on with both new and experienced runners is using some sort of tool to track your runs. Why? Because no matter how strong you are, how flexible you are, or what style your gait is, if you over-do your training or make changes too quickly, your likelihood of injury skyrockets.

Train Better: Building a Training Plan

Dec 12^th  2019 

Learn to build your own training plan.

Train Better: How Your Menstrual Cycle Affects Training and Performance

Nov 13^th  2019 

Yep, we’re going there.

Women’s health in the sport and exercise world is finally, finally, starting to garner specific attention. And boy oh boy, are we excited about it. (Whoops, there may have been a pun there…) For many years, it was near-impossible to provide good recommendations to female athletes and runners because the science was almost exclusively based on studies where men were the participants.

We really wanted to do this one justice.

Train Better: Should I Run if I’m Hurt?

May 8^th  2019 

Infographic Edition!

Train Better: How to Run Faster

Mar 14^th  2019 

One of the beautiful things about running is that within a single sport, there are many ways to change up your goals, workouts, or mental focus. While some people love running long, others may choose to challenge themselves to see how fast they can do a shorter distance. One of our favourite distances to play with is the 5k. This spicy, quick, but not-quite-a-full-on-sprint is arguably even harder to train for and to race than a longer race – primarily because the degree of mental grit and resilience required to push hard for that duration of time is TOUGH.