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.

Fat Burning Running Workouts

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Jen Weir

Running, in any form, offers a cardiovascular and fat burning workout and requires only a quality pair of running shoes. A 150-pound person can burn 300 calories running at an easy 12-minute-mile pace for 30 minutes. If that pace were increased to a six-minute mile, the calorie burn would soar to 575 calories.