Completing a marathon is an incredible achievement no matter what level you are running at. The amount of physical and mental effort that a marathon requires will push most of us to our absolute limit and crossing that finish line always comes with an overwhelming feeling and a bag of mixed emotions. It is important…
Whether you are a professional runner, recreational runner or beginner we all put a lot of effort into getting faster and the enjoyment of seeing results and improvements is very rewarding for everyone. So, what do we do to improve? Increasing the volume, frequency and intensity are three obvious factors that results in improved performance…
‘Tips on how to tolerate it’ ‘Are there any Additional Benefits?’ We are approaching the challenging months to run outside in Qatar. The months of June, July and August are renowned for being extremely hot and humid in the middle-east, making it very difficult for us keen runners to keep on training outdoors. Even though…
The holy month of Ramadan has started and this is an important time for us Muslims. During this month you fast (no eating or drinking) from sunrise (Suhoor) until sunset (Iftar). The duration of the fasting day really depends on where you live but the average is around 13-14 hours. The environmental conditions will also…
Working out twice a day sounds like one of those solutions to the problem of fitness that is theoretically possible but practically improbable. We all think that if we could train twice a day we’d get fitter, stronger and healthier twice as fast. Fitting a twice-a-day training habit in our lifestyle however is something that…
Most of my life I have been running to perform and compete. Every session and competition is timed, analysed and assessed. With the increased technology around us to track numbers, such as heart rate, running efficiency and VO2 max etc, it is easy to get fixated on data during our runs. However, over the years…
Weight training for women has become increasingly more common and we see more women attending gyms, HIIT session and cross-training. Over the years we have been told how important cardiovascular exercise is but we have underestimated the benefit of strength training, especially for women and this is even more crucial as we get older. There…
Anyone who has done an Ultrarace knows how challenging it can be to get the nutrition and fuelling right. It is very easy to eat too little and suffer the consequences of exhaustion or over-fuelling and upsetting your gastrointestinal system making you deal with nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps and diarrhoea. Careful planning is needed…