by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Workout Tips
When discussing the benefits of using a swiss ball and the differences between active and passive resistance, Liv asked a very good question about the difference between balance boards and swiss balls. I have a question: aside from the Swiss ball, I have also attemted...
by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Workout Tips
There are two ways to encourage muscle growth. The way that most people think of growing their muscles involves actively contracting the muscle to accomplish movement of some kind. Picking something up off the ground, pushing something up into the air, pulling...
by Blaine Moore | Workout Tips
When riding your bicycle down the road, you should always ride with traffic (except where local laws state otherwise) because it is much safer for you. You want to ride with traffic because… …in the US it is illegal to ride opposing traffic. …you are...
by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Sports, Workout Tips
Liv over at Liv to Run wonders whether or not she should taper for a 10k. My Smartcoach schedule has me running my highest mileage ever in this, the second-to-last week before the race, and a hard long tempo only two days before. Should I stick to this, or would it be...
by Blaine Moore | Workout Tips
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...
by Blaine Moore | Injuries, Sports
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...
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