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Learn to breath with your diaphragm. Check out: https://active4life.co.za/blog/breathing-basics-for-runners/
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Follow the 3 balloon cue. Check out: https://active4life.co.za/blog/the-3-balloon-cue/
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The most important training session you can do is called "CONSISTENCY"
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The best running shoe for you is usually the one that feels the most unrestricting and comfortable when you run.
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Go long and slow to go fast. Check out: https://active4life.co.za/blog/going-long-to-go-fast/
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For your running to improve you need to regularly go beyond your comfort zone. Check out: https://active4life.co.za/blog/training-laws-1/
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Dirt is good.
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Take care of your feet.
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Look ahead of you when running up hills.
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As long as you are running you are running. Check out: https://active4life.co.za/blog/when-you-dont-have-time-to-run-run/
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Training needs to be specific to the outcome you want to achieve. Check out: https://active4life.co.za/blog/training-laws-3/
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Ditch the gadgets. Check out: https://active4life.co.za/blog/go-on-a-device-fast/
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Carbs are king. Check out: https://active4life.co.za/blog/nutrition-simple/
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Sleep is your best recovery strategy and it is FREE! Check out: https://active4life.co.za/blog/the-super-powers-of-sleep/
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The gains happen during recovery. Check out: https://active4life.co.za/blog/why-recovery-matters/
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Rehydrate, refuel, repair. Recovery 101.
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You can't go wrong with hills. Check out: https://active4life.co.za/blog/hill-workouts/
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Monitor your waking heart rate to get an early warning sign of overtraining or illness.
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Invest long term and reap great rewards.
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Make time before time begins.
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Your body will adapt to what you ask it to do most often. Check out: https://active4life.co.za/blog/the-accidental-experiment-what-you-train-is-what-you-get/
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Try this on your next run: Think of stepping quickly over your ankles.
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Don't be stingy when it comes to buying running shoes. You will save $$ in the long run.
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It's not something we do, it's who we are.
