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Fitness Research that Helps You Lose Weight Faster
Confusing Fitness Advice, Decoded
We tackle the most common and conflicting fitness research to find out the truth, once and for all
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Fact or Fiction?
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Does Yoga Ease—Or Cause—Pain?
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Should You Work Out On An Empty Stomach?
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Hit The Gym Or The Sack When Sick?
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Will Marathon Running Wreck Your Body?
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How Important Is Warming Up, Really?
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Cardio vs. Weights: Which Is Better?
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Is Spot-Training A Myth?
Will Marathon Running Wreck Your Body?
The Confusion Part of the allure of running 26.2 miles straight is to get in the best shape of your life. But training, and even race day, can be downright painful. In 2009, more than 165,000 people were treated for running-related injuries, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. The best-selling book Born to Run acknowledged runners' physical concerns and helped sparked the barefoot running trend as a form of injury prevention.
The Reality As with any sport, there are risks. Every time you run, you carry six to eight times your body weight across your ankle joint. This can lead to stress fractures, peroneal tendon tears, Achilles tendonitis and plantar fasciitis, among other issues. But it’s possible we're simply more aware of running injuries because so many of us do it: nearly 50 million Americans are logging 24.4 miles, on average, a week. But the risk of a running injury is no higher in running than in any other sport, says Lewis G. Maharam, MD, the past medical director of the NYC Marathon and author of Running Doc's Guide to Healthy Running. (Video: Marathon training drills)
The Bottom Line Lace up for the long haul! Just be sure to warm-up and cool down afterward, replace your sneaks every 300 to 500 miles, and check your running form (visit GoodFormRunning.com for a step-by-step guide) to improve your efficiency and reduce your chance of injury.
How to Turn Your Walk Into a Run
The Reality As with any sport, there are risks. Every time you run, you carry six to eight times your body weight across your ankle joint. This can lead to stress fractures, peroneal tendon tears, Achilles tendonitis and plantar fasciitis, among other issues. But it’s possible we're simply more aware of running injuries because so many of us do it: nearly 50 million Americans are logging 24.4 miles, on average, a week. But the risk of a running injury is no higher in running than in any other sport, says Lewis G. Maharam, MD, the past medical director of the NYC Marathon and author of Running Doc's Guide to Healthy Running. (Video: Marathon training drills)
The Bottom Line Lace up for the long haul! Just be sure to warm-up and cool down afterward, replace your sneaks every 300 to 500 miles, and check your running form (visit GoodFormRunning.com for a step-by-step guide) to improve your efficiency and reduce your chance of injury.
How to Turn Your Walk Into a Run
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