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Female runners over 40 need more than running alone to maintain strong bones as they age. Learn why declining bone density increases the risk of stress fractures and how heavier strength training can help strengthen bones, preserve muscle, and keep you running well for years to come.
Upper body strength for runners is often overlooked, yet it plays a key role in posture, breathing, and overall running efficiency. If your arms are fatiguing before your legs or your form is breaking down late in a run, your upper body could be the missing link. Build strength, improve posture, and run stronger from start to finish.
Cross training for runners is often overlooked, but sometimes it makes more sense than adding another run. In this post, I share how cycling, swimming, and strength work can improve your running, help prevent injury, and fit into a busy week without feeling like extra training.
Your glutes are the powerhouse of your running, but for many runners they are not doing their job properly. Tightness, weakness, or poor glute activation can lead to compensation from the hamstrings and calves, increasing the risk of recurring niggles and injury. Understanding how to activate and strengthen your glutes can help you run more efficiently, reduce discomfort, and stay consistent with your training.
Sarcopenia and muscle loss can quietly impact your running as you age. Discover how hormonal changes, nutrition, and training affect muscle mass, and how to stay strong, recover better, and keep running well long term.
Many runners believe that consistent training automatically builds total-body strength, but running alone mainly targets the legs. The core, made up of the muscles in the abdomen, back, hips, and pelvis, plays a crucial role in stability and running form, yet it often remains underdeveloped. A weak core can lead to poor posture, inefficient movement, and injuries such as lower back pain and runner’s knee. This article explains why the core is so important for performance, how pregnancy and postpartum changes affect it, and provides a complete 20-minute bodyweight routine with the most effective core exercises for runners to improve balance, power, and injury resistance.
As race season wraps up, it’s tempting to hang up your running shoes until January. But this downtime is the perfect moment to maintain your fitness, strengthen your body, and set yourself up for success next year. A running maintenance plan helps you hold onto your aerobic base, stay motivated, and head into your next training block with confidence, not from scratch. Add in a little strength work now, and you’ll start the new year stronger, fitter, and ready to chase your next goal.
Improving your running form isn’t just about looking smoother, it’s about running further, faster, and with less effort. Learn how targeted strength and balance training can help you hold good form under fatigue, build efficiency, and feel stronger from start to finish.
Beginner runners looking for a simple way to run stronger and avoid injuries? This 20-minute routine of body weight exercises for runners builds leg and core strength, improves running form, and keeps you consistent. No equipment needed.
Calf muscle seizing up while running? You’re not alone. Runners leg cramps often strike when your training, pace, or recovery falls short. This guide breaks down what causes calf muscle cramps when running, and gives you 10 clear ways to prevent your calves from cramping while running so you can stay strong through every mile.
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