by Mens Health | Oct 18, 2017 | Gear-Tech
Here’s the thing about running: if you’re not hurting, chances are, you’re doing it wrong. Pain is a part of life for serious runners, and if you are covering some serious distance you are bound to have a few niggles here and there. Not all of them...
by Mens Health | Oct 20, 2016 | Running
Runners get hurt. It doesn’t matter if you’re a once-in-a-while, around-the-block guy or a shirt-off racer who logs 80km a week and keeps pacing notes. As many as 79% of distance runners have sustained a lower-extremity injury, a Dutch review reveals. “Most...
by Mens Health | Oct 18, 2016 | Running
Even if you just nailed that 10km road run, you’re probably less prepared to tackle trails than you think. “Because trail running requires so much attention, it’s more like mountain biking or skiing than running on a pavement,” says Dr Travis Stork, host of The...
by Mens Health | Mar 15, 2016 | Fitness
No need to spend six or seven hundred rand on a medicine ball when you could just make your own one by turning an old basketball into an awesome piece of workout gear. All you’ll need is a old basketball, needle-nose pliers, a funnel, cement and fine-grain play...
by Mens Health | Oct 25, 2013 | Running
The 2011 Los Angeles Marathon was going well for Joseph Gabriel. After 41km enduring a cold rain and gusty wind, he was still on pace to break four hours – his goal after four months of training. But as he turned onto the final stretch, just under 300m away, he felt a...