Keeping Fit and Healthy!
You can call it lazy. Experts call it effective. It’s safe to say that the “sleep when you’re dead” mentality is a thing of the past (thanks, in part, to the wellness/self-care boom), and that’s very, very good news for your athletic performance. “Sleep is where the magic happens,” says Phil Catudal, a NASM-certified personal trainer, and …
I Swapped Training Sessions for Sleep and Never Ran Faster Read More »
“Men who chalked up more than 90 minutes of physical activity a day were 39 percent more likely to hit the big 9-0 than their peers who exercised fewer than 30 minutes a day. Daily exercise also helped women live longer…” read on… The average life expectancy in the U.S. is 76 years for men and 81 years for …
Want to make it to 90 – Here’s how much to Exercise each Day Read More »
If you need a good reason to walk, run, hike or participate in aerobic exercises read-on… There are countless reasons why we love getting outside and going for a run. It boosts our moods, it’s good for our muscles, bones, and joints, and it may even adds years to our lives. But new research shows that …
Running for Just 15 Minutes Might Give Your Memory a Serious Boost Read More »
Nancy Gifford fell into a depression. Here’s how running helped her cope with it. COURTESY OF NANCY GIFFORD In 2014, Nancy Gifford, now 46, of Herriman, Utah, and her husband, Randy, had been married for less than two years, and were enjoying life with her two teenage sons, Sebastian and Nathaniel. They decided they wanted …
A Stage 4 Cancer diagnosis and my Husband’s Death prompted me to Run my first Marathon Read More »
It took four hours, and he only stopped to fuel with tea and lemonade. A parade of cars filed down the mountain, finally set free after runners battled 4,650 feet of elevation gain over 7.3 miles for the Mount Washington Road Race in New Hampshire this past Saturday. This was three hours after the start …
Frank Abramic has inspired his family to run, including his brother John, 77, who is making his second tour of the Windy City. Runner’s World Editor’s note: This article first appeared in October 2015. Frank and John Abramic entered the 2016 Chicago Marathon (October 9, 2016). As a 60-year-old, lifelong Chicagoan Frank Abramic watched runners …
