World athletes, especially endurance professionals, know something about muscle recovery. Many of us who work out and compete as amateurs look for ideas to minimize muscle soreness and prevent injury. We all get sore and wish that there was a magic formula. For Angela Naeth, Canadian Pro Ironman Champion, Founder of IRACELIKEAGIRL and Owner of […]
After retiring from the Navy in 2011, I started to run and dedicated myself to sign up to events and enjoy what running is all about. As of today, I have participated in a total of 109 Half Marathons including one in all 50 states, 18 marathons and 20 Ultramarathons (of which six are 100 miles). […]
Why exercising can help us manage our stress? The month of April is dedicated to Stress Awareness, so I decided to share ‘why movement can help us reduce our daily stress’. 💜💜💜 Let’s be realistic, stress is a good thing in general. We need it to function properly. Anthropologically, we were designed to use stress as a […]
During the “I Race Like A Girl 2021 Training Camp”, we presented a workout routine exclusively focused on “building strength to help triathletes perform strong on race day”. Triathletes use every muscle group. To minimize muscle injury and feel great during the race, it is important to sustainably produce the best muscular force and power. […]
Mobility exercises is a great way to improve our range of motion, be more flexible and minimize the risk of muscle injury when we run, do fitness or practice our favorite sport. For many of us, stretching can bring aches and pains. However, it shouldn’t be that way. So we asked Coach Thais Glysson to […]
Many of us recently started to run 5k, 10k or even longer distances, as a new way to get fit and feel oxygenated. There are some fundamental exercises that we can do to reinforce our core, back and lower body muscles to build foundational running strength, feel stronger overall and minimize injury. Contrary to what […]
You’re new to cycling or have become an avid runner during COVID, you’re doing intense fitness or recently learned kickboxing moves? As a result, no matter what you do, your body hurts and aches? Putting stress on our muscles creates microscopic tears and it makes us sore at first. Once we recover, this process helps […]
Having health issues can affect our life and make us realize how important it is to take care of our bodies, inside and out. A year ago, I became severely sick after my appendix burst while on a trip to Mexico. I developed a blood infection called sepsis and was kept in the hospital there for over […]
Many people have muscle pains from time to time and some even develop Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). Instead of relying on Ibuprofen, I want to share a few tips to treat that pain properly by loosening up the fascia, a connective tissue covering the muscles. What causes muscle pains? Poor posture over time, pressure on the […]
