24 Thursday Feb 2022
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Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, get up and move, healthy, heart disease, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, marathon, run, runing, work, workplace
Just because someone runs marathons doesn’t mean they aren’t sitting all day. On workdays, people who run marathons and half-marathons sit for an average of nearly 11 hours! That, of course, raises their risk of heart disease. So get up and move throughout the day – even if you’re sore from your last marathon or morning run.
20 Thursday Jan 2022
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Just because someone runs marathons doesn’t mean they aren’t sitting all day. On workdays, people who run marathons and half-marathons sit for an average of nearly 11 hours! That, of course, raises their risk of heart disease. So get up and move throughout the day – even if you’re sore from your last marathon or morning run.
27 Wednesday Nov 2019
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Runners, if you have a 5K coming up – keep this in mind, from the International Journal of Sports and Nutrition: Drink 2 cups of coffee about 45 minutes before your run. It’ll increase your speed by 3%. That may not seem like much – but if you run a 5K in about 30 minutes, you’ll shave almost a minute off your time. What’s the magic in coffee that makes the difference?
The combination of caffeine and antioxidants improves blood flow, reduces feelings of pain, and improves diaphragm strength – so you can breathe easier during exertion. So drink 2 cups of coffee about 45 minutes before your run.
13 Thursday Sep 2018
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10K, 5K, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, marathon, race, relax, run, running, squint, squinting, sunglasses, tension, win the race
Wear sunglasses. You’ll not only look cool, you’ll stop squinting and relax your face. Doing that will set off a chain reaction… and you’ll end up relaxing your neck, shoulders and upper body. That’s according to marathon running coach Andrew Kastor. He says that even a tiny bit of tension in your upper body can throw off your form, which means you won’t stride as powerfully. And tight muscles work harder and use more energy than relaxed ones – so you’ll burn out more quickly. So wear some shades and leave everyone in your dust.
31 Tuesday Jul 2018
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Whether you just couldn’t wait to wear your new shoes before breaking them in – or you’re running your first marathon. The answer is: Paper tape.
You know, the medical tape sold in drugstores to hold on gauze? It’s thin and flimsy, but it can prevent blisters. In fact, it works better than powders, antiperspirants, lubricants, Band-Aids or adhesive pads. That’s according to ER physician Dr. Grant Lipman, who also treats endurance athletes who run 25 to 50 miles a day in every kind of climate you can think of.
Dr. Lipman and his colleagues tested paper tape as a method of blister prevention on over 120 runners participating in an ultra-marathon event through the Gobi Desert. They put tape on just one of each runner’s feet.
After the race, only 20% of the runners’ feet that had been taped had blisters. But 81% of the feet that hadn’t been taped were blistered.
So if you hate blisters, get some paper tape. If it works for ultra-marathoners, it’ll work for you.
08 Thursday Dec 2016
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If you’ll be running a marathon soon, here’s news that’ll make it a lot easier.
Go ahead and walk for a minute every mile-and-a-half you complete. According to a new German study, racers who did that finished as fast as those who ran the whole time…… BUT they felt less pain and fatigue, thanks to the built-in recovery time.
27 Thursday Oct 2016
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Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, dial, dial it down, feel better, ignore, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, intense, less intense, less pain, marathon, mentally, mind over body, mind over matter, overheat, overheating, pain, run, turn it down, volume
If you’re in pain, mentally “dialing it down” – like the volume on a stereo – can make you feel better! That’s according to psychology and neuroscience professor Dr. Tor Wager. His research shows that when people touched a hot-plate they actually felt less pain when they mentally “turned it down” – by telling themselves it was cooler than it actually was… Compared to those who just ignored it. Which means, if you’re feeling overheated, or your running shorts start chafing, tell yourself it doesn’t hurt that badly. That mental tweak will help the sensation of pain feel less intense, so you can push through and finish your 10K, or survive a sweltering summer.
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