by Mens Health | Aug 2, 2018 | Fitness
When you are sprinting, every second counts. Here are some tips on how to shave seconds off and get to the running goal you have been chasing: Stabilise Your Stride Sprinters, triathletes and shoplifters know the merits of hardworking hamstrings. “They are fundamental...
by Mens Health | Jul 3, 2018 | Fitness, Workouts
There is cardio. And then there’s High-Intensity Continuous Training (HICT)—aerobic workouts sent from lifters’ heaven. HICT is essentially a slow aerobic session, so your heart rate will never go above 150 beats per minute. You’ll do one explosive rep of a loaded...
by Mens Health | Mar 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
South Africans are pushing themselves further and faster than ever before, and they’re having fun doing it. The number of ultramarathon runners has doubled in the past three years, and the availability of smaller, niche trail runs on signature scenic hikes has...
by Mens Health | Mar 5, 2018 | Fitness
If you feel sharp pain in your heel, you may have plantar fasciitis, an overuse injury common among runners, says Dr. Michael Skovdal Rathleff, of Denmark’s Aalborg University. To treat the ailment, the common advice was to stretch the painful tendon and rethink what...
by Mens Health | Feb 20, 2018 | Fitness
Ditching food before the gym may not help you ditch your belly. Doing cardio workouts on an empty stomach won’t help you lose weight any faster than training on a full stomach, according to research published in the Journal of the International Society of...
