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Run a Strong 5K with these Three Tips
Whether you’re aiming to complete your first Turkey Trot or set a new personal best, preparing for a 5K doesn’t have to be intimidating. With the right strategies, you can cross the finish line feeling strong, accomplished, and ready to enjoy that Thanksgiving feast.
5 Race Day Mental Preparation Tips for a Marathon
As the countdown to race day begins, harnessing the right mental strategies can be just as crucial as your physical training, ensuring you approach the marathon with confidence and focus. Here are five precise tips to set your up for success for your big day. As the countdown to race day begins, harnessing the right mental strategies can be just as crucial as your physical training, ensuring you approach the marathon with confidence and focus. Here are five precise tips to set your up for success for your big day.
How to Fuel Your Body for a Long Hike
Embarking on a two-foot adventure is an exhilarating way to connect with nature, test your...
Four Keys to Optimizing Recovery
For athletes, how you recover is just as important as how you train. All the workouts, supplements, and private training in the world will not make you a better athlete if you don’t take the necessary steps between workouts to prepare for the next.
There are four key areas that athletes need to focus on between sessions to properly restore their bodies: nutrition, sleep, active recovery, and nothing – and yes, “nothing” actually is “something” in this case. Let’s break it down…
Mastering Marathon Heat
Running a marathon in hot and humid weather can raise the risk of dehydration, heat illness, and an unwelcome visit to the medical tent. But with the right precautions, you can turn a challenging race day into a much more enjoyable experience.
Nutrition for Big Competition
In the weeks leading up to a major competition one of the most important tasks for an athlete is to make sure they have a strong immune system and stay healthy. Catching a virus or infection can take an athlete out of training and out of competition. To stay healthy athletes, make sure they are getting enough energy (calories) and key nutrients such as vitamin C and zinc to support a healthy immune system.
Going For Gold: How Athletes Prepare for Big Competition
As teams get closer to The International Sporting Event, athletes are preparing their bodies and minds to debut their best performance of their lives. Many athletes develop a 4+ year plan for events that sometimes can last as little as 10 seconds.
5 Better Ways to Eat to Achieve Your Fitness Goals: PART 2
Nutrition to support an active lifestyle does not need to be complicated or require any draconian measures. It’s just a matter of implementing a few key eating strategies so you can perform your best when it counts most.