Tip: Run facing traffic

When running down the road, you should always run facing traffic (except where local laws state otherwise) because it is much safer for you. Any time that you are a pedestrian and are not on a sidewalk or crosswalk, then you should be facing traffic. You want to run...

Paul Tergat misses London Marathon

Paul Tergat won the New York City marathon last November, and has been training really well in the lead up to next weekend’s London Marathon. Tergat had to pull out of the London Marathon at the last minute, though, due to a calf injury. Tergat said: “What...

Benefits of the Bridge Exercise

This morning, I put up an article explaining how to do the bridge exercise. After reading it, Bud Gibson asked: So, what does this exercise do for me? Is it supposed to work on abs and core strength? That�s what the description suggests. I like the illustration and...

How To: Bridge Exercise

How to perform a bridge exercise with an image showing the move. Click on the picture to see the full sized image. The bridge exercise is a static move. There is no movement involved other than getting into and out of the correct position. The picture above is not a...

Dangerous Superset: Leg Press to Calf Press

This morning I was working out at the gym, and I saw a woman doing leg presses. The weight was fairly low and she did not seem to be exerting herself too much, which is fine. What caught my attention, though, was that after she got done doing the leg press, she...