Half marathons present an awesome personal challenge – whether you’re preparing for your first or your fiftieth. However, in every race many runners show up with no pace plan in…

In a running world, we are constantly finding an effective method to train our body for a race or marathon. We examine every single possibility and even tested out all…

What if you could find increased length in your legs through better hip extension and more efficiently activated glutes? What if you could breathe more effectively so that you took…

Can you swim? Swimming is by no means a natural human activity, which is why at least 4 billion people in the world cannot swim. So if you can’t swim, Triathlon inevitable become…

If you keep up with trends, you know that the frenetic pace at which we are moving as a global society is starting to catch up with us. Health crises….

Do you know how to approach your half marathon effectively? Do you find it complicated when you start to plan out your half marathon training plan? If you have the…

Planning the next heavy deadlift session is not necessarily a very common discussion topic among endurance athletes.  Going to the gym to move some weight is often just an afterthought…

You may be more familiar with the name vertical marathon or vertical running. An alternative to conventional flat-road marathons, Tower running is a sport which involves running up tall man-made…

You’ve seen your friends and colleagues sign up for various running events all year around and finally you’ve decided to cave and give it a shot. Congratulations! You’ve made a…

2012 is drawing to a close and with Singapore’s premier running event now a (not too) distant memory, it’s time for some R&R (recovery and reflection). Athletes require time away from structured training to recover. It involves a focus on sleep, good food and being active away from their primary sport.

Running is simple. All a runner really needs is a pair of shoes and a long stretch of ground to cover. Before and after the run, though, most people rely on nothing but common sense and standard advice to recover from the beating they put their bodies through. Stretch. Warm up. Refuel. Rest.

Both running and stair climbing are great exercise routines. Running and stair climbing have aerobic benefits and tone muscles in the legs and buttocks. However, stair climbing affords many more benefits than running or walking. Stair climbing builds muscles in the lower body and burns calories.