Pull-ups are one of the best upper body exercises to add to your workouts. If you haven't already, adding this exercise will give you several benefits such as increasing strength in your back, shoulders, arms, [...]
Have you tried to lose fat around the thighs to no avail? You aren't alone. Reducing thigh fat is tricky for various reasons. For some, genetics is to blame, yet for many people, it is [...]
Food is your body's fuel. Without fuel, your body wants to shut down. - Ken Hill While you are fasting, you abstain from food for prolonged periods (and therefore have a lower supply of fuel). [...]
Nowadays, lots of people practice intermittent fasting as a way to lose (or maintain) their weight. There are, however, many other health benefits associated with fasting, which make it an excellent lifestyle choice. These benefits [...]
As far as exercise goes, running has a lot going for it. It's free, you can run almost anywhere, and it engages multiple muscle groups all at the same time. As many will tell you, [...]
Nothing will test the commitment of a runner than going for a run wearing the wrong gear in the wrong weather. While finding the right outfits (to keep you running all year round) can sound [...]
Are you interested in finding out how many miles you can log on your daily walks? While there's no default answer (the miles you can walk in a day greatly vary from person to person), [...]
For a person of average weight and height, research shows that the number of steps in a mile is somewhere between 2000 and 2500. When running, the figure decreases to between 1,400 and 1,700 (due [...]
Fancy becoming a better version of you? Do you want to feel unstoppable throughout the day (not just with brief bursts of energy)? Do you want to achieve more than you ever imagined possible? While [...]
Usain "Lightning" Bolt, a 21-year-old Jamaican, took the Olympic 100 meter final by storm today in Beijing. After a relatively poor start and easing up in the last 20 meters to pound his chest and [...]
In races where milliseconds count, runners can't afford any type of disadvantage. Unfortunately for this year's Olympians, the use of an old technology will give a slight advantage to the runners assigned to the inside [...]
The average human walking speed is in the neighborhood of 3 mph (4.8 km/h). How fast do you think you could run at a full sprint? 10 mph? 15 mph? What speed could you average [...]
This is an old video clip, but well worth a revisit. Maurice Greene recorded a wind-aided 9.86 seconds, winning the 100-meter event at the 2004 Home Depot Invitational in California. You can't call him humble, [...]
Running a marathon is hard enough for most people. Some people, nonetheless, like to mix in some extra sweating and chaffing via elaborate "marathon costumes". Sometimes these costumes are just for fun, but often they [...]
Today, July 3, the U.S. Olympic Team Trials start back up. Events will be aired throughout the entire holiday weekend. Here is the television schedule for the track and field events. Date Time (Eastern) Network [...]
If you ever watch a sprinting event on television, you may hear the sportscasters reference the wind with phrases like "legal wind" or "too much wind". What does all of this mean? Wind is an [...]
Tyson Gay (middle) checks his time Just weeks after Usain Bolt broke the 100m world record, Tyson Gay, a 25-year-old from Kentucky, has run 100 meters even faster. Although Gay's finishing time was 9.68 seconds [...]
So you're all prepared to run. That's great, but the hard part isn't starting to run, it's actually sticking to a plan of regular training. In truth, running can be very difficult for newcomers. You [...]
When you look down in the shower all you see is belly and the tip of your second toe. You have a 0% chance of putting on your shoes without sitting in a chair. You [...]
These signs are giving me the feeling it's going to be a tough run: Breakfast...McDonalds. Lunch....McDonalds. Dinner.....McDonalds. While waiting in the start corral you are wondering if wearing a brand new pair of shoes is [...]
Does watching television make you feel like the Danny Devito of the male world? Here are the real stats of the average American man. This is either going to make you feel better or confirm [...]
I have the privilege next year of having the Illinois Marathon running through my backyard here in Champaign Urbana. The inaugural run of the marathon will be on April 25 and I will certainly take [...]
You live in the United States and actually know how far a kilometer is. You're covered in lube and have no plans of sex. There are two sets of blue jeans in your closet: one [...]
As a runner I get to see things in slow motion. I don ’t pass by the world at 65 miles an hour, but at a nice slow pace. Eventually, jogging past property after property, [...]
You're not embarrassed to show someone where your hamstring *really* hurts. You could watch a whole marathon and not be bored. You can use endorphins in a sentence. You check out the running stores for [...]
The photos below may be a little disturbing to some people, but they're a provide an important reminder: Men, don't forget that you have nipples too. For those who may be unfamiliar with this phenomenon, [...]
One of the pleasures of running is the ability to observe everything as you trot along. You see little subtleties that you wouldn't notice as you race past in a car. I have run the [...]
For many runners, walking is a sign of failure; they only walk when they literally can no longer run. We have all walked at some point. In fact, a good method to build up mileage [...]
There is an endurance race in Honolulu, Hawaii appropriately called the H.U.R.T 100. The race is hosted by the Hawaiian Ultra Running Team, is 100 miles long, and allows a maximum of 100 competitors. This [...]
I get a kick out of the signs that people hold during road races. Marathon signs are always particular interesting because people train so hard to run one and they get their whole family involved. [...]
Last night I joined thousands of other people across the nation to see Spirit of the Marathon in theaters. Entering the movie, I expected it to be about the history of the marathon and some [...]
We all know that running makes you thinner, stronger, and all-around healthier, but the benefits of running even go beyond health. Here are 10 other reasons you may want to start running: Meet good-looking people. [...]
Lose 20 pounds. Few things are guaranteed when it comes to racing, but one thing is certain: the less weight you're carrying to the finish line, the faster you will get there. Below is a [...]
The legendary story of Cliff Young is already known to many runners. If you aren't familiar with it, you're in for a fascinating read. An Unlikely Competitor Cliff Young Every year, Australia hosts 543.7-mile (875-kilometer) [...]
It's fairly taboo to talk about carrots in public but we all know we talk about it in private on long runs with our friends. Carrot, I must point out, is not a sexist label [...]
Below are brief descriptions of some of the greatest accomplishments in endurance running. Even if you've never run a mile in your life you have to respect these athletes for their achievements. Three men ran [...]
