For those who need reminding the core corner message remains the same; ‘a strong trunk (or core) gives you the strength to hold a good posture, keeping your lower limbs biomechanically efficient and less at risk of injury. And stretching helps to realign your skeleton, keeping your soft tissues at…
From Rebecca. I am Still continuing with the workouts as per the usual schedule but here are the updated links. Monday : Full Bodyweight Workout Time: Jun 1, 2020 10:30 AM London Every week on Mon, until Jul 6, 2020, 6 occurrence(s) Jun 1, 2020 10:30 AM Jun 8,…
I hope that you are all keeping fit and well! Doubtless, we are all keenly following the government updates and thinking about when we may be able to return to some form of training! EA are running a couple of webinars next week that I am listening to, we will…
You know how I like Fartlek. It challenges the body to adapt to various speeds, conditioning you to become faster over longer distances. Usually it targets one or two paces, and a basic long run is done at a single, steady pace. Unlike intervals, where you stop or walk for…
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You’ve come across, or heard of, terms like “interval run” or “tempo workout.” Fartleks. And may have been left scratching your head. Well here’s an attempt to clarify somethings. Intervals Intervals are short, intense efforts followed by equal or slightly longer recovery time. For example, after a warmup, run two…
Something for the weekend? 🙂 Fartleks are not only fun to say out loud, but they’re fun to run. Fartlek is the Swedish for “speed play,” and that is exactly what this run is all about. It can be effective in improving your running speed and endurance The fartlek was…
Hope everyone is holding up and keeping positive. A bit of a change from Carolyn, to your core routine today. The core corner message remains the same; ‘a strong trunk (or core) gives you the strength to hold a good posture, keeping your lower limbs biomechanically efficient and less at…
Tell me more, tell me more, tell me more … Trevor Faulkner has kindly provided a map and notes about some of our Thursday routes we ran during summertime. You may have seen it in an email from Paul recently. It’s captured now here on the website ..Over to you…
One fairly simple test you can do at home to check your level of core fitness is the Core Strength and Stability Test. Get into the plank position and hold for 60 seconds. Then lift your right arm off the ground and hold for 15 seconds. Return to the original…
