Improving your running economy with Sennheiser
The latest set of articles on the Sennheiser training site focus on improving your running economy; has your body forgotten that you were actually born to run? Are you neglecting a key component – or, key components - of your training?
Running is natural, right? It is also easy and straight forward: you just put one foot in front of the other and keep it going as long as is necessary. So why does it sometimes look so painful, uncomfortable and ungainly?
runsmoother: Now that's stretching it!
Flexibility is arguably the most neglected fitness component in most runners' training programmes. Why is it that stretching gets so neglected? I guess it's not as sexy as speed or strength work, but, ignore it at your peril, for stretching can help you run more efficiently and may help to keep you injury free.
runsmoother: Supplement your running with an exercise class
You’re a runner and your training consists of running (of course!), afterall, specificity is important. Well, yes it is, if you want to get better at running you need to spend a good percentage of your training time in running. However, fitness is made up of five main components: endurance, speed, strength, skill and flexibility. Running can certainly improve your endurance and speed, but it isn’t the best form of exercise to take care of the other three...