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Having pain in your hips while running.
Am I the only one out there that is suffering from hip flexor pain after running??? I have a feeling I’m not. Are you running long distances and experiencing some pain in your hip? Tight? Muscle strain? I’m going to give you some useful tips on preventing, controlling and treating hip flexor pain. Seeing that I…
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The benefits of running are more than just pain.
Some people need motivation to go out and run. It does take a lot of work to get out there, especially if you trying to lose weight. Running gives you more than just sore muscles, and sweating. Running is very beneficial in many ways. Running is a great way to improve your overall health. Running…
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Learn to love your Foam Roller
If you have been running for a while, I’m sure your very familiar with the infamous foam roller. Although this thing is a pain in the butt..literally, its extremely helpful. Rolling improves circulation, which gets the body ready for a workout and helps it recover afterward. And because rolling breaks down knots that limit range of…
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Running is a great way to lose weight
So Summer time is around the corner, that means sun, beaches, and bikinis for most of you! If you are trying to lose weight in time you can get a good workout by running! So you are trying to tighten that waistline? Think running is the answer?? Many people begin running because they want to…
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Don’t let Shin Splints get in the way.
Shin splints symptoms can include pain over the inside lower half of the leg. There can be pain at the start of running which often eases as it continues. This pain often returns after activity and may be at its worse the next morning. (TRUE!!) Sometimes you may get some swelling or lumps and may…
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Preventing Injury
There is a few reasons why runners get injured training for their next race. Injuries such as over training inflexibility, wrong shoes, ignoring the cues your body is giving you, just to name a few. It is a little hard to determine how exactly to stay injury free but there are a few tips to follow and you…
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We all know you are Goofy, but are you Dopey??
As a big advocate of the RunDisney family, I’m so excited for the latest news RunDisney has revealed !! Since the Walt Disney World Marathon weekend in January is such a success they have added a new 10K to the series! Which is awesome in my eyes, because if you are familiar with the marathon weekend you…
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WELCOME RUNNERS!!
Hello everyone and welcome to my world!!! My name is G (Gelcys) and I will be taking you all along with me on my adventures in running =) I will touch a little bit of everything running related, from training, nutrition, and fun and good times! I am a mother to a very witty four year…
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