Acupuncture for Runners

The best way to treat an achilles or hamstring injury may not be ice or ibuprofen, but rather sticking needles into your body. According to a recent study, there is a scientific basis for believing that acupuncture alters the body’s perception of pain. Acupuncture has always been a little hard for me to understand. How […]

Running Streak

Most runners try to run four or five days a week. Unless we are in serious training for an important race, missing a day or two every so often is not the end of the world. However, there are runners who will stop at nothing to get a run in everyday. To these runners keeping […]

The Best Running Dogs

Running with a dog can be a great way to motivate yourself to commit to a training program. Although it may be hard for you to run for yourself, knowing that a faithful companion is counting on receiving his or her exercise for the day through a run will help you get out the door. […]