When discussing strength training, some areas tend to get more attention from many athletes for aesthetic reasons (mainly in this case) or health reasons. This muscle area becomes an area where the work should be more focused. Regardless of which is the case, it is...
Success in a marathon or race is based on physical and mental preparation and smart clothing choices before and after the event. The hoodie is among the most valuable garments, a strategic choice that can make all the difference in your experience. Here are some...
Running is one of the most accessible and popular forms of exercise worldwide. For beginners, embarking on the adventure of running involves a physical transformation and a significant change in psychology and mental well-being. Like other hobbies, such as gambling at...
Kathrine Switzer: A Woman Who Made History Women have always had to deal with multiple occupations and commitments. We are mothers, wives, professionals, workers, athletes, and many others. In case you don't know, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to run a marathon...
Running a marathon always involves a great effort. Beyond the energy expended during it, all that effort and energy is accompanied by months of training, preparation, diets, and schedules, among other aspects that may include the preparation for a marathon or a race....
Heat stroke is a medical emergency characterized by an increase in body temperature above 40ºC and alterations of the central nervous system. Early diagnosis is essential because the mortality rate is very high if the appropriate initial measures are not taken....
With the popularity of road races, especially those over 10 km, many runners ask us what they can do to improve their running times and, specifically, how to break certain symbolic barriers, such as the hour and 40 minutes. When to begin? The first suggestion to...
Have you ever wondered why some people find gaining or losing weight easier? What is the reason for this? We are not all the same because people have different bodies, phenotypes, and morphologies that react differently. Therefore, one person can't perform the same...
Written by: Lic. Sandra Suarez Lic. in Nutrition and Dietetics/Magister in Human Nutrition If you want to feel more energetic than ever in 10K races, follow the recommendations below: The day before your 10K race: Drink 10-12 glasses of water or enough to make your...
5k is easy to say, but it is undoubtedly the 5k of the beginning, the adaptation, and the welcome to what we know as "being a runner". Running this distance will be the starting point for an exercise that needs training and nutritional control that takes into account...
Many people wonder if, when they reach a certain age, they can maintain the physical activity they had been doing up to that moment. While it is true that age does not represent an impediment to performing physical activities such as running and cycling, among others,...
A common mistake we make both when we start running and when we have been training for a while is to run at too fast a pace all the time. This is also frequent when we train with people who have been running longer than us and are used to training at a faster pace....
