Curious about the best exercise for heart health? Here’s my really simple guide on what you need to do to keep your heart healthy. Aerobic exercise The exercise guidelines for heart health are at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic exercise (aka cardio) or 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic exercise every single week. But …
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., If you are a new runner and diving into a race training programme for the first time, there may be a few key running terms you are unsure of. So, here is my beginner’s guide to some of the most common running terms found in training programmes that you’ll want to have in your …
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One of the most important things you can do as a woman in your 40s and 50s who is reaching menopause is to learn how to switch on your stress reset button, aka the vagus nerve. Why? Well, the decline in your progesterone and estrogen levels can affect your nervous system. So, managing your stress …
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If you are a woman runner who is experiencing a lot of perimenopause symptoms, it may start to feel difficult, or even impossible, to keep running Running used to be your friend. But now a lack of sleep, aching joints, hot flushes and mood swings, are making you wonder if you should be running at …
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Are you a runner who experiences niggles when you start training for a race? Perhaps you have a niggle that plagues you every time you try to increase your distance or push the pace? This list of five reasons niggles may be affecting your runs will help you make easy tweaks to your training to …