Running Tips: Workouts, Gear, and Training for Speed

Training for a 5k or 10k requires a mix of specific strength workouts and proper pre-run stretches to increase your speed. Discover how to find the best running shoes for your foot type and why joining a running club can transform your performance.

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How to Run for Slim Arms

Running is a popular sport and a fantastic form of cardio exercise that offers numerous benefits -- such as improved cardiovascular health, weight loss, and stress relief.

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My Knees Hurt After Using the Treadmill

If your knees hurt after using the treadmill, there are several things you could be doing incorrectly. You might not have proper sneakers or your shoes are worn out and need to be replaced. It's also possible that your running form is incorrect, such as your posture or stride length.

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Taking Advil Before Running

Advil, the trade name for the compound ibuprofen, is one of many popular over-the-counter medications in the class of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs. Runners make ample use of NSAIDs because of the high incidence of injuries and pain of an inflammatory nature that they experience.

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Running Hurts the Inside of My Foot

Given the pounding your feet take while running, it's not surprising that you will have some pain occasionally during or after a run. When that pain is focused more on the inside part of the foot, it might be the result of shoes that aren't fitted properly or a flaw in your stride or the actual structure of your feet.

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How to Lose Weight Jogging for 20 Minutes

If you want to lose weight, jogging is one of the most effective exercises to do it. Jogging burns more calories than almost all other forms of cardio exercise. Since the formula for weight loss is burning more calories than you consume, jogging can be your golden ticket to get lean.

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After Running My Arches Hurt

Soreness in the arches of one or both feet is one of the most common afflictions distance runners face. While this kind of injury often resolves quickly without specific treatment, it can linger for weeks or even months if you don't address the underlying cause or causes and take active steps to speed healing.

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Can You Run with a Torn ACL?

Your anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, helps stabilize your knee during physical activities like running. A partial tear or complete rupture of your ACL can lead to knee instability, pain and swelling.

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Lower Leg Goes Numb When Running

Running is an effective way to lose or maintain body weight, bolster your cardiovascular fitness and give your legs an excellent workout. Because it is an intense form of exercise, you can expect a given level of soreness and fatigue in your quads, hamstrings and calves.

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How to Train for Running at 50 Years Old

It wasn’t long ago that the only reason someone over 30 ran was to catch a bus; if you were 50 or older, well, you’d just wait for the next bus. Exercise for so-called seniors was in the form of either bowling or golf.

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How to Run a Faster 2-Mile

Whether you have a two-mile race coming up or want to drop your two-mile time on a solo run, you can get faster with some speed training. Speed workouts improve your lung capacity and help your body adjust to running faster even when you are tired, simulating race conditions.

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Broken Little Toe and Running

Your little toe doesn't usually break from running itself. It breaks because it's on the outside of the foot and gets slammed or stubbed against another object or something drops on it. Then the pain kicks in and swelling starts. Within a few moments, it might start turning red or blue.

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Will Running Tone My Stomach?

Regardless of your motivation for running, this simple exercise can lead to a number of health benefits you might not have expected. Many people associate running with fat loss, but this activity is also adept at toning your muscles.

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Adductor Muscles and a Running Injury

Nothing can take the pep out of your stride when running like a muscle injury. Pain in your adductor muscles, or groin area, during or after a run can indicate a strained groin and can stop you in your tracks.

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How to Avoid Phlegm While Running

As defined by Drugs.com, phlegm is a type of mucus, traditionally expelled from the mouth. While phlegm can be undesirable at any time, it is especially distressing during a run.

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Inside of the Ankle Hurts When Running

Pain on the inside of the ankle likely results from an overuse injury called tibialis posterior syndrome. In rarer cases, an acute injury can cause a tear.

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Can Running Cause Your Period to Come Late?

Every woman's menstrual cycle has a different biological timetable, and for most women, this timetable should be fairly consistent. If you have recently begun a new exercise regimen or have consistently worked out over an extended period of time, you may have noticed a change in your menstrual cycle.

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Compression Pants vs. Running Shorts

Runners usually have no equipment other than their shoes and clothing, which makes choosing the right pair of running shorts especially important.

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My Shins Hurt When Using a Treadmill

Running on the treadmill can help you burn calories, lose weight, improve your cardiovascular health and increase your endurance. It can also lead to sharp pain in your shins with each step. If no other injury has been sustained in that area, pain in your shins when running is usually the result of shin splits.

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