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Five Reasons to Take Up Swimming
With U.S. Olympian Michael Phelps winning an astounding and record-breaking 8 gold medals during the Beijing Olympics in China, many people have been curious about the sport of swimming and anxious to get involved. This is a great trend, as swimming is one of the best forms of exercise.
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Top Five Reasons To Run
Running can feel like such a chore, so why should you have to bother yourself with doing it? So why not just take the easy way out and find some other exercise to do that is a little easier? Stop right there! Running is a great exercise for you and it’s a [...]
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Can You Run Even When You’re Older?
For inexperienced runners, the idea of running isn’t always a pleasant thought: people think about pounding their knees, aching joints, and long, tiring jaunts along the road. But when it comes to running, we all know there can be tremendous health benefits. There’s just one question: do these health benefits still [...]
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Sleep Better, Run Better
If you’re one of those exercises who plunges himself into a new habit with full force, you know what sore muscles feel like. There’s a good chance you also know what it feels like to wake up in the morning, stiff, but still try to go out and take a run. While your [...]
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Should You Train for a Half-Marathon?
One of the very worst ways you can start training for a half-marathon is by not planning at all. Yes, you want to get off of your butt and out into the running shoes, but without a plan, there’s not a very good chance that you’ll sustain this kind of effort over a period [...]
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Should You Run and Walk Your Way to a Marathon?
Ask any running purist about walking breaks and you might get the impression that taking any time away from running means that you’re weak. In fact, some people can be so obsessed with running that they’ll attempt to stave off breaks completely, instead choosing to slug it out and build their endurance. But [...]
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Three Reasons to Weightlift for Better Biking
When you think about cyclists, you probably don’t think about the Mr. Universe contest. Even while famous cyclists like Lance Armstrong have impressive physiques, they burn so many calories that they can’t help but skinny. When you add it all up, it might seem that weight training is not necessarily a good way [...]
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How to Train for Cycling – Indoors
Let’s be honest: it’s not always the ideal weather for cycling. On heavy-traffic days on those roads when it’s raining, it can actually be downright dangerous to head out on your bike. You don’t want to struggle through storms, but you also don’t want to miss out on any training. So why [...]
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Why Some People are So Passionate about Running
Olympic great Jesse Owens once said “I always loved running…it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the [...]
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How Often Should You Run?
Like many questions, the answers you get to “how often you should run” usually vary depending on the person answering them. If you were to ask an exercise junkie who loves running ultramarathons, they might tell you that you should run six days a week. If you listen to a doctor, you might [...]
