Tag: Running
Lifting weights improves running?
No need to rub your eyes, you are reading that right. Lifting weights will improve your running.
If you don’t believe me and are wanting...
How Running Works to Slow Cognitive Decline
The brain is continually working on expanding its capacity, and warding off cognitive decline, making our minds miraculously resilient. Establishing healthy habits helps to...
Running and the Brain
Everyone knows how beneficial running is for general health, but some of the biggest benefits of being a runner are found in our brain....
Scrambled Legs running challenge
You may remember last year, Tommo (X10 trainer) undertook a crazy running challenge. He added one kilometre to his tally each week, so by...
Round the Bays: Race Day tips
We're not far away from the annual Ports of Auckland Round the Bays Fun Run on Sunday 8 March. Here’s eight quick tips (one for...
How to start running
With a new year comes new goals. Starting running to improve your fitness, lose weight, or tick a half marathon off the bucket list...
Ones to Watch: Lydia O’Donnell
After representing North Harbour Bays and Auckland throughout the summer athletics season, distance runner Lydia O’Donnell headed to America to take on the fifth...
Iliotibial Band Syndrome (Runner’s Knee)
Often referred to as Runner’s Knee, Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS) is the second most common running pain and the leading cause of lateral knee...
Hit the road, Jack!
It's 7.30am on a Wednesday morning, and Jack Atkinson is perky and cracking jokes. To others struggling to move out of first gear and...
Five running tips to improve your performance
How to take your running to the next level
Is your running performance stalling? Maybe you’re not seeing the results you used to, or feel...
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5 Reasons Why Competition is Good (and bad) for your Child
What does the word ‘competition’ bring to mind? Is all competition a good thing? How do you distinguish between helpful competition and that which...
50 Questions Every Youth Athlete Should Ask Themselves
Asking good questions is an excellent way to assess your performance and become more in tune with what to focus on to get better.
At...
How long is too long off training?
We all go through periods in time where priorities may switch. Family, friends and work are common priorities that can stop us from coming...
Lessons from A Silver Fern
Guest Contribution: Anna Harrison - New Zealand Netballer.
Another big year of Northern Mystics and New Zealand Silver Fern Netball commitments has come to an...
Parents, What You Say After the Game Matters
It’s difficult to contain your emotions when you care deeply about something, or someone, and things go wrong. Remember how it felt the last...
