Health Blog
What You Need to Know About: Stress Fractures
The dreaded word. The dreaded runner’s injury. Stress fracture. Many of us are familiar with the concept of a stress fracture, but what does it really mean, how can we best treat it, and most importantly, how can we prevent it in the first place?
When we walk, run, lift weights, and exercise, our muscles and bones absorb the forces of these movements.
Read full blogThink About It: Mental Strategies for Runners
Maybe it’s the cooler weather and zipped-up hoodies. Maybe it’s all of the warm steamy bone broth that we’ve been obsessed with lately. But with race week coming up in Toronto, we’re brain jamming one of our fave topics – mental state and flow.
There’s a whole lot of yack about flow on our website. We love flow. Humans love flow.
Read full blogWhat You Need to Know About: Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITB)
The new year is about reflection, and we’re not ones to break tradition! We thought we’d take a moment and reflect on a post from 2017 that covered a topic we find ourselves discussing often. The topic: ITB, specifically, ‘What is Iliotibial Band Syndrome’, you asked for a deeper dive into the subject and we listened.
Read full blogWhat You Need to Know About: Runner’s Knee
Runner’s knee, aka its more scientific name, patellofemoral pain syndrome is, as the name implies, incredibly common among runners. So common in fact that we receive many questions regarding just what exactly it is. We thought that this week we would dive into the details of just what runner’s knee is (and isn’t), how to treat it and most importantly how to prevent it from happening!
Read full blogWhat You Need to Know About: Achilles Pain
You’ve been feeling it for a few runs now, a tightness that’s hard to describe and it’s getting worse. You’ve googled the symptoms and are disappointed to discover, it’s your achilles. The truth is, injuries can happen to anyone but it’s the way you treat it that makes all the difference! Read the full article to learn all about the achilles.
Read full blogLearn About: Shoe Drops
Interested in learning how the drop of your shoe may be affecting your running efficiency or injury recovery? This week’s blog focuses on all things drop – what it is and what it means for your running.
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