It does not seem like a complicated thing to tie your shoes. A simple bow tie is all it takes, right? For everyday use, that is all you need. For running, it just is not enough. I’ll show you how to tie your shoes so that you never have to worry about a knot that…
Knowing how to ice is important, but there are a few places on your body where you have to be a little more careful about how you go about icing yourself. Specifically, you never want to apply ice directly to your eyeballs or to testicles. You also do not want to follow the 20 minute…
Some advice you will hear frequently is to pack your bags before a race. That way you will be sure that you do not forget anything, and you will be ready to go without having to waste a lot of time in the morning. This advice applies equally well to any morning workout, especially if…
When I was in college, I very rarely got hung over. Most days, I did not have to worry about being hung over to begin with because I did not usually drink a lot of alcohol at once. I was more of a, “have a beer with dinner” sort of person, and I still am….
Midnight snacks are good for you, but only if you are willing to work out in the morning. If you are not physically fit, or at least fairly active, then a midnight snack is not going to help you lose any weight or keep any inches off of your waistline. However, if you are going…
Over the past week I had a series of posts about the care and maintenance of running shoes. In case you missed any of them, they were: The Care and Maintenance of Running Shoes Keep your shoes dry but not near heat Keep your shoes dry by pulling the insoles out Remove rocks and mud…
Has this ever happened to you? You go to the shoe store, get your feet fitted for shoes, and they fit perfectly. Then by the time you finish your first run, they are so tight that you have trouble getting them off. This is a not uncommon problem, and it comes from trying on shoes…
One thing that never fails to amaze me about running shoes is how such a precision designed tool, with so much research and development thrown into it, can always come with the flimsiest and least effective insoles imaginable. This is not an indictment on any one company; I can not think of any that do…
A lot of people will buy a pair of shoes, and will absolutely fall in love with them. They think they are the greatest thing going. The next time they go to the store, they get distracted by a glitzier pair of shoes, or they find some shoes that are cheaper, or the model that…
My second tip about choosing your shoes is to not settle for one style of shoe. You should always try to keep at least two styles of shoes in rotation at any given time. There are two sides to this coin. First, you want two different styles to give your feet a little variety. Even…