Getting Your BEST Results -Part II – Interval Training

Posted by Guy Edwards in Exercise, Strength & Conditioning on 28. Apr, 2010 | No Comments

In part I, I provided six reasons why continuous aerobic work is counterproductive to your training. My purpose was to enlighten a population that has been led to believe that there is only one way to train the cardiovascular system. In this second part, I will provide trainees with an alternative strategy for training the [...]

So Should We ALL Be Running Barefoot?

Posted by Guy Edwards in Exercise, Strength & Conditioning on 27. Dec, 2009 | No Comments

by Justin Coulter, Sports Podiatrist

Running barefoot may have some benefit in muscle strengthening as the muscles have to ‘tune in’ to the vibrations caused by impact loading. There are over 50 joints in the foot and running barefoot or in a suitably free type of footware has many benefits over the long term, as it [...]

The Painful Truth About Your Trainers : Are Running Shoes A Waste of Money?

Posted by Guy Edwards in Exercise, Strength & Conditioning on 21. Dec, 2009 | No Comments

Thrust enhancers, roll bars, microchips…the $20 billion running – shoe industry wants us to believe that the latest technologies will cushion every stride. Yet in this extract from his controversial new book, Christopher McDougall claims that injury rates for runners are actually on the rise, that everything we’ve been told about running shoes is wrong [...]