Stretching has always been the target of many different opinions and studies regarding its effectiveness and it looks like we’re on the verge of debunking stretching as an effective tool for reducing injury and maintaining "good" health.
 
It seems like it’s impossible to speak about running without mentioning stretching. Half of the running community swear that stretching keeps them injury free, while the other half admit to not stretching at all – and they feel just fine.

So you want to start running. Or maybe you’re already a runner and just looking to do a little research, there are plenty of resources out there. The Internet provides plenty of information in which to absorb.

However, with most research, the information we have on running can sometimes be vague, confusing, contradictory, and in some cases, just wrong. Scouring the online social media groups on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and the like, you will find differing opinions on how to start, how much you need to train, diets, types of shoes… (need I go on?)

​If you’re having trouble facing the elements, we’re going to round up a few running tips that you can use to keep training during this winter season. Much like running in the summer, you have to adapt your training in the winter. The temperatures can drop to really low numbers (depending on where you live) and this can impact the effort you can put forth into each session.

We won’t get into the debate over road running vs treadmill in this article. Instead we’ll be looking at ways to maximize the return on our efforts using the treadmill and also how to diversify our training so that it doesn’t become stale. Although many runners despise running on the treadmill, sometimes it is a necessity due to bad weather or even lack of time. 

Leave your smartwatch at home for this one. In this article we’re learning about a technique that you can use to gauge the intensity of each one of your runs – and it doesn’t include any technology. This simple method can help you structure your training so that you have intense sessions followed by easy, recovery sessions (following the supercompensation principle), making it easier to plan your training.

This method is perfect for the runners that do not own a smart watch, heart rate monitor and/or don’t want to stop in the middle of their run to check their heart rate.