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The Serene World of Winter Foot Wear
Winter is a spectacular time of the year. From dog sledding to snowshoeing and cross-country skiing to snowmobiling, or just camping out in the woods, it’s a time when you can experience the hushed, serene world of white.
Author: Dawson Gao
Awkward Running Form
Many people look terribly uncoordinated when they run. Telling them to change their form will just make them more uncoordinated.
Author: Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
How to Run Faster
When I trained seriously for marathon running, I thought that the runner who ran the most miles would be the best. I didn't become a great runner, but I did become an expert on injuries.
Author: Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
Does Cycling Cause Impotence?
A report from the Massachusetts Male Aging Study shows that cycling more than three hours a week increases a man's risk for becoming impotent, while cycling less than that decreases risk.
Author: Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
Cross Country has High Injury Rate
Cross country running has the highest rate of injuries of all high school sports. The injury rate is even higher for girls than for boys. The extremely high injury rate is caused by asking runners to train and race in the same week.
Author: Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
Endurance Cyclists Should Strengthen Their Legs
An Australian research team has shown why training for strength is important for cyclists. Untrained men who were not cyclists used a hack-squat apparatus (a weight-lifting machine used to strengthen the legs and buttocks)
Author: Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
Cross-Training for Fitness
Fitness refers to your heart, and the harder you exercise, the more fit you become. But every time you exercise vigorously your muscles are injured, and the harder you exercise, the longer it takes for your muscles to heal.
Author: Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
Does a Mile of Running Equal Four Miles of Cycling?
During the cold winter months when snow and ice are on the ground, it's too dangerous to ride a bike, so many cyclists run instead.
Author: Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
Carbohydrate Loading Slows Sprint Performance
For more than fifty years, athletes in sports requiring endurance have used a training technique called carbohydrate loading. A recent study from South Africa shows that this technique slows sprint performance of cyclists ( Journal of Applied Physiology ,
Author: Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
Couples Stay Together on a Tandem Bicycle
Many couples don't exercise together because one partner is much more fit than the other. Riding a tandem bicycle is a great equalizer. The amount of work you do on a bicycle depends on how hard you push on the pedals.
Author: Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
Jogging for Fitness
Most runners should train the same way that competitive runners do, even if they jog only for fitness. Here's a program that you can follow even if you do not plan to compete.
Author: Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
Knee Pain: Runner's Knee
The most common long-term running injury is runners knee, pain behind the knee cap during running.
Author: Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
MarathonTraining: Take Off Before Your Race
The best way to train a couple of days before a marathon is to stop training altogether.
Author: Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
Run Faster with Interval Training
To become stronger and faster, athletes use a technique called interval training, in which they exercise very intensely, rest and then alternate intense bursts of exercise and rest until their muscles start to feel heavy.
Author: Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
Running Injuries and Your Arches
Runners with high arches are at increased risk for suffering stress fractures, small cracks in the bones of their feet and lower legs; and those with low arches are at increased risk for knee cap pain.
Author: Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
Shin Splints
Some very good bicycle racers develop painful shin splints on the front inside of the lower legs when they tried to train for triathlons. The injury is also common in women who take up aerobic dancing.
Author: Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
Side Stitches: Cause and Cure
It took years for the medical community to finally learn what causes a side stitch. Suddenly a runner develops pain in the right upper part of the belly, just underneath the ribs in the front.
Author: Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
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