Who wouldn’t enjoy a barefoot stroll along a sandy beach? Even the thought of such a pleasurable outing will infect some people with a daydreaming sigh.
8 Benefits of Walking and Running Barefoot on Sand
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Resilience and Energy – how to you maintain yours!
I wanted to talk about a number of things which together may be able to make a difference to your energy levels but beyond that your wider general health, which in my book is very important.
Cross training for runners
As little as 15 years ago elite runners were not using cross training to maximise recover time and minimise injury chances.
The purpose of cross training is to either work the same muscle group in a different way, e.g. cycling instead of running or to even use different muscle groups altogether. BUT WHY?
The Everlasting Flat Tummy
Have you come across those who, however hard they workout they don’t seem to be able to move forward and make progress? This may be you…
Breathing’s not important!
It just happens right? You breath in and out and go about your day – wrong!
Why a training partner (or group) is a must!
In my experience the best results have come from training with a friend, colleague and generally someone who has similar goals to you. For me it’s definitely a must. There are plenty of reasons why this is the case and I have been seriously training for about 8 years now. I still have holidays from training and I enjoy food and wine as much as the next person but following the 80:20 rule for the majority of the time I have gained the biggest results by having a training partner.
Blog II: So you’ve given up alcohol – How’s that going for you?
It was day 5 the last time I blogged on this subject, so as today is the halfway point I thought it timely to give an update of some of the interesting findings so far, most of which will probably not be a surprise, but one may.