Optimal is always an interesting word when used in the context of health and fitness, and all the time we’re learning more about the human body and how to make it work better for various purposes. Let’s look at some…
Many people start running as a tool in their weight loss journey. We all have increases and reductions in our weight each year, as well as long term. Occasionally, to run faster you may want to drop a few pounds….
I read an article saying you should always negative split a marathon to preserve carbs as long as possible by keeping the heart rate low, It said that the body couldn’t rely on carbohydrate to fuel the marathon distance and…
When people talk and write about habit change, we tend to think about dieting and New Year’s resolutions a lot of the time, but habit change goes way beyond the scope of an arbitrary date or what we eat. Let’s…
There have been a few cases in recent years of professional or semi-professional athletes being pushed to lose more weight with the idea that it’ll help them run faster. In these instances, it’s gone beyond the limits though and had…
If you’ve read some of my other blogs on running weight loss, you’ll see lots of tips on how to do it safely and why it helps. One thing I haven’t discussed is whether you should keep calories the same…
Among the many items a runner might need, there likely comes a time when you’ll end up trying some energy gels. The question is do you need to? Running less than an hour, unlikely. If you’re running for an hour…
Often people in the fitness industry make wild claims that how you’ll get “shredded” if you do “insert oversimplified, unrealistic thing”. Luckily this doesn’t seem to be the trend with runners, as people get that you have to put in…