Running Form
We are born with a natural ability to run. I’m sure that everyone reading this book remembers running and playing games around the house and neighborhood with siblings and friends. In fact many of our childhood games were centered on running and just about every sport we participated in involved running. I often chuckle when a new client comes to me and says they can’t run, yet at sometime in their life they played tennis, softball or any sport that involved short periods of running. What the majority of these people are actually saying is they never ran for endurance or distance, because...
read morePersonal Coaching in Colorado
Before you Arrive: In advance of your trip, we will discuss your goals via telephone. The coaches will send you a comprehensive training and fitness form to fill out. We will then discuss a time frame to work on your personal limiters. These days can be scheduled any day of the week. 3-Day Overview (subject to change based on individual needs): The coach will pick you up on at Denver International Airport. After arriving and checking in, we’ll do a short run, have dinner and get acquainted. Your first day will be a pretty intense training day. Including LT Test to establish HR...
read moreStrength and Core
I have previously discussed that the American College of Sports and Medicine (ACSM) lists the five components of fitness to be cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, body composition and flexibility. Does running alone meet all of these five components? Frankly, no. However, a properly designed training program can easily incorporate them into your daily life. Running can have a high rate of over-use injuries: Shin splints, plantar facitis, palellofemoral pain, commonly referred to as runner’s knee, and Achilles tendonitis. All of these injuries can be avoided by...
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