Whether you’re curling barbells, hitting PRs on the squat rack, or setting off on the Marathon des Sables, cramp is going to be the enemy of progress. “I can’t stress how important muscles are to exercise,” says Erik Brown, a UESCA-certified running coach, ACE Personal trainer, ...
There's no shortage of sporting competitions and activities that require acclimatisation to hot weather. TheMarathon des Sablesin the Sahara Desert is an extreme example of this – a gruelling, 251km multi-stage race across inhospitable terrain in the blazing heat. This provides an array of cha...
“People think that you’ve got to be running the whole time, but that is a myth,” says Chan. “I have been running for quite a long time now and I still take walk breaks or stop mid-run and that’s absolutely fine." Peloton has Run/Walk classes. Usually, they’re 50% running...
Byline: Graham HunterWHILE he was pressing his shredded feet and shrieking muscles throughthe 150-mile Marathon des Sables across the Sahara desert suffering 120-degreeheat back in 2006, there must have been a moment when Paul le Guen pushedhimself on thinking: At least it cant get any worse...
gale-force winds. We had been walking along a narrow path for what seemed an eternity. To the right, the path was completely unprotected and a long, long way down – one of those that gives even someone like me who has no fear of heights an intense feeling of butterflies in the ...
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