Training

Being stuck in a rut or a running setback is a normal phase for runners. Whether it’s because of boredom, an injury, or letting laziness take over, it could be challenging to get out of it. While this may be common, here are five suggestions on how you can get out or bounce back from a running setback when you experience such.

Long Runs can be boring, especially when you're doing it alone. But to safely run a marathon one is required to do Long Slow Distance "LSD" runs to help prepare the body to endure the stress of the upcoming race.

The importance of recovery is very crucial for runners, especially after a long race. When you push your body to run for hours, you’re not only battling pain and fatigue during races or training; you’re also causing micro-tears in your muscles. Hence, downtime is always very important to repair your muscles and help your body recover.

Dead hours are times when most people are asleep and there are little to no people on the street. It can range from 11PM to 4AM.

Running is not all about the technicalities and medals. The most compelling reason that we get along with our fellow runners is the struggles we share during training, and of course all the feelings and emotions that we experience while training, racing, and recovering.

Depression isn't easily identified by everyone; and that makes it a complicated sickness. Most people don't understand that it's a serious ailment and those with depression isn't just "having a bad day" or can just, as they would say, "don't think about it and be happy".

One of the worst sport related injury I got during my 8 years of running would probably be the one when I slid off a trail last year and hit my tail bone onto a rock.

Halloween is just around the corner, but it's not entirely about trick-or-treating or partying at clubs. For runners, there are also Halloween-themed runs to participate in this occasion. It'll be fun, it'll be spooky, and it'll be—whether people admit it or not—a showoff on whose costume is the best.

Neurovalens, a Californian health-tech company, released a headset that claims to help adults in losing weight by stimulating the vestibular nerve in the brain.

The running community is, hands down, one intact group where people love to share their achievements, fallbacks, and even give pieces of advice. I have personally seen how passionate runners are when they discuss anything related to running – from forms, distances, shoes, gadgets, etc. through the PF community Facebook group.

For people into fitness, avoiding alcohol is one of the rules in order to achieve the fitness we desire. However, drinking alcohol does not always have to be unhealthy. While we eat right, exercise regularly and get the right amount of sleep, here are 5 alcoholic beverages that you can take occasionally

As kids, we were constantly told by our elders to sleep a good 8-12 hours a day but as adults, it has become so easy to neglect this reminder. We usually associate lack of sleep to an increase in productivity because you simply have more time to work and do your daily activities if you sleep less. Some runners and gym goers even say that they can run and exercise with just 4-5 hours of sleep.

Menstrual cramps, muscle and joint aches, and Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) are some of the few bothersome effects that hinder us, women, to workout or to move in general. However, little do we know that all these unavoidable situations can actually be avoided or better yet overcome when you actively run and live a more active lifestyle.

The saying “cheaters never win” is indeed evident most especially in sports like running. Joining a race, specifically half and full marathons, is not an easy event to partake in; but the triumph you get after finishing a marathon is no question one of the best feelings ever. Runner's high, as they call it.