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Nine Ways To Help A Tight Piriformis For Runners

Once every year or two I encounter that tightness in one of my…well how should I say this…butt cheek’s. It is that darn piriformis muscle acting up again. Rarely has this stopped me from running especially if I address the issue early on. Here are nine different methods I have used when my piriformis tightens up. [...]

Simple Full Body Workouts

Don’t have time to go to the gym but still want to get in a workout? How about a couple exercises that hit most all major muscles and may even cause you to huff and puff a bit. Here are a couple simple little exercises that can get it done. Always try to keep good [...]

Running Improvement With Posture Awareness

Here is a simple little tip to keep good posture and alignment from Danny Dreyer (Chi Running). Danny mentions up to a 30% increase in lung capacity with proper poster. That sounds good to me. This is sure to provide some noticeable or subtle benefits for nearly all runners and athletes. Did you try his [...]

Did Some Lunges Yesterday

Dang, I would swear that I hadn’t exercised for a year. My butt and upper hamstrings are tender! I performed a simple 2×15 set of lunges for each leg with no weights. That was a big old piece of humble pie! You got to love that transition back into full training mode.

Fun Core and Strength Workouts

In the early part of the training season I really want to start focusing on some solid core and strength work. Over the last few weeks I started doing my usual exercise ball, cords, and machine routine but it just wasn’t doing it for me. It was getting a bit stale. Then I read a [...]