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Exercise on an Empty Stomach Helps to Burn More Fat?

peteh — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:39:18 +0000

This is a question I am asked on a weekly basis: “If I go for a run in the morning before breakfast, on an empty stomach will I lose weight more quickly?” Exercising before breakfast is an approach that is widely used by body builders and is known as Cardio-Fasting and there is some evidence that [...]

Massage for Recovery is a Myth.Or is it?

peteh — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:58:29 +0000

A recent article in the Times by Peta Bee suggests that the latest findings have blown the myth that massage speeds up recovery from exercise. In a study presented at the American College of Sports Medicine’s annual conference in Seattle last week, researchers claimed to have blown the myth that massage speeds up recovery from exercise. [...]

Barefoot Running.

peteh — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:55:15 +0000

Barefoot running appears to be the “in thing” at the moment, for a variety of reasons. I must admit to not having tried it myself on a regular basis, although I have run barefoot very,very occasionally on grass (usually the in field of a track after a workout) I did in fact find it invigorating. [...]

Will I Lose My Fitness?

peteh — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:16:21 +0000

This question from Katie, one of our subscribers, is not unusual and it seems to be that runners are scared that they will fall way behind with their training should they have to curtail their programme for any length of time. I hope that should you read this it will give you some encouragement. QUESTION: Hi, I’m training for [...]

Running is Not Rocket Science – So Why Make it So?

peteh — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:21:11 +0000

Why is it that many of the specialist running magazines have the tendancy to make running appear to be a sport for those people who have the IQ of a Nuclear Scientist? Running is far from being complicated so why make it appear so?