Our natural biology may program us to optimize our energy use (and conserve calories), helping to explain why it has been so challenging for me to improve my time.... Read More
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Run or Walk: How You Can Optimize Your Health
Let’s look more closely at the calorie-burning of each form of physical activity. If you weigh 160 pounds, for example, taking a brisk walk at about 3.5 miles per hour (mph) pace will burn about 156 calories over thirty minutes. Run at a 6-mph pace for the same amount of time, and you burn approximately 356 calories.... Read More
Running and Blisters: Coping
Most runners have had a painful foot blister. Today we look at risk reduction and management. Running (or walking a lot) and blisters. I walk a lot. And occasionally do... Read More