Training on hills is as important as normal flat surface sprints. It improves leg-muscle strength, quickens your stride, expands stride length, develops your cardiovascular system, enhances your running economy and can even protect your leg muscles against soreness. Therefore, hill running will make you stronger, faster and a healthier runner. Stronger legs also mean less chance... Continue Reading →

So why are strength exercises important for Runners? to increase speed for better performance to prevent injury structural fitness, for example to strengthen bones to increase resistance against wear and tear of the body for endurance for fitness a stronger core means better balance, co-ordination and running Just to name a few. It is important... Continue Reading →

Are you wanting to try running? Are you worried you cant run, its too hard, you cant? Here's a basic beginners program. If you can do this you can do 5km then 6km and so on. Ask yourself this, " can I not run or is it that I choose not to?' Everyone can learn... Continue Reading →

Are you a runner? Do you want to improve on your running? With long distance running, the energy we burn is muscle, as its the quickest form to fuel the body. Its important to keep up strength exercises both in the core and the legs for many reasons. Some are; to rebuild/ replace the muscle... Continue Reading →

No equipment required! Just a watch and an oval or open space. In the fitness industry we often talk about adaptation, where our body adapts or gets used to certain exercises and progress is hindered or we plateau. Its recommended we change our exercise routines every 4 to 6 weeks to avoid this happening. The... Continue Reading →

Looking to get fit faster? Then add interval training to your weekly workouts for impressive results! If you don't have an hour to work out then try this! Its recommended you have 3 x 1hr sessions of moderate exercise per week for cardiovascular benefits, but many don't seem to fit it in. Evidence shows that... Continue Reading →