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Train Better: Building a Training Plan
Learn to build your own training plan.
Read full blogLearn About: Muscle Tools (Are They Worth It?)
Foam rollers. Lacrosse balls. Battery-powered vibrating sticks, tubes and scrapers, stainless steel, acu-this, myo-that. The world of “muscle release” is rife with tools of all shapes, sizes, and materials, priced from $3.00 to $300. But what’s the real deal? What exactly are these tools doing? And are they worth the splurge? I get asked questions about this topic all of the time, and I also see the ridiculous market and so called “experts” endorsing products and making sweeping claims that make me roll my eyes pretentiously.
Read full blogTrain Better: How Your Menstrual Cycle Affects Training and Performance
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.
Read full blogThink About It: Rest and Recovery
How to tackle your off-season and approach next year’s goals with intent and positivity.
Read full blogThe Runner’s Survival Guide – Mental Health Edition.
On grit.
Read full blogThe Runner’s Survival Guide – Training
THE MARATHON. This word may make you excited, cringe, or maybe a confusing mixture of both. The marathon is 42.2 kilometres of joy, depression, pain, grit, and elation. Although the race is nothing to shake a stick at, the real trials and tribulations occur during the training and preparation leading up to race day. To help guide you, we’ve created the ultimate “How to Survive” Guide to Training.
Read full blogFind Relief for Your Hip and Knee Pain with Physical Therapy
Jun 5th 2019Your hips and knees provide complex movements for the body by incorporating multiple joints, muscles, and tendons. When there is damage to any of those joints, muscles, or tendons, it can make moving the hips or knees increasingly difficult.
Luckily, with the help of physical therapy, you can find relief for your hip and knee pain, in addition to decreasing your chances of sustaining further injury in the future. For more information on how our services can benefit you, schedule a consultation today!
Read full blogTrain Better: Should I Run if I’m Hurt?
Infographic Edition!
Read full blogTrain Better: How to Run Faster
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.
Read full blogWhat You Need to Know About: Shin Splints
If you’re reading this, you probably have, or have had shin splints. This pesky injury is the Number One Most Common running injury, and tends to affect runners who are a little newer.
As an aside – I LOVE treating shin splints. They really can be a royal pain, but I find they resolve quickly and predictably with the proper education, exercises, and small movement adjustments.
Shin splints are the common term for pain that affects the lower bone region (tibia) of the leg.
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