The Benefits of Pedicures Before a Race
Runners and triathletes put a lot of stress on their feet during training and races. Ensuring proper foot care, including pedicures, can be essential to an athlete’s pre-race routine. Here are five great reasons to consider getting a pedicure before your race. Foot hygiene Pedicures help maintain overall foot cleanliness by removing dead skin, calluses, […]
Molecules that reduce ‘bad’ gut bacteria reverse the narrowing of arteries in an animal study
Promoting a healthy gut microbiome may be a powerful strategy for lowering cholesterol and other heart attack risk factors. Researchers at Scripps Research developed peptides that aided the remodeling of gut bacteria to support a healthier gut microflora in mice fed a high-fat diet (1). By correcting the bacterial balance in the mice, there was […]
Making the Best of Indoor Running – Treadmill Running Tips
Making the Best of Indoor Running – Treadmill Running Tips As many of us are stuck indoors right now due to COVID-19 and the subsequent lock-downs, I wanted to share a few of my treadmill running tips. If you have any additional treadmill running tips to share, I’d love to read them in the comments […]
Maximize Your Endurance Training by Syncing with Your Biological Clock
As an endurance athlete, you constantly strive to improve your performance, energy levels, and recovery. But have you ever considered how aligning your training and lifestyle with your unique biological clock could help you unlock your full potential? Your circadian rhythm, or internal timekeeper, governs the fluctuations of hormones, enzymes, and blood circulation throughout the […]
Athlete Recovery
Athlete Recovery Hydrotherapy While hydrotherapy has become widely incorporated into post-exercise recovery regimes, information regarding these interventions is mostly anecdotal. The human body does respond to water immersion with physiological changes in the cardiovascular system and muscular systems including core temperature changes (Wilcock et al., 2006). The changes in blood flow and temperature are believed […]