Posts Tagged ‘weight loss’
What is the best way to lose weight and get fit for parents?
Parents are keen to get healthy In the last month, I have been asked by three different parents of young athletes ‘what is the best way to lose weight and get fit?’ Excelsior Athletic Development Club was set up to help young people develop their athleticism and skills but adults wanting to get fit have…
Read MoreRoughty Toughty Athletes
Why athletes get niggles
Working with a decathlete last week, I said that I was going to make him into a “roughty toughty track and field athlete“.
He said that “There is no such thing as a roughty toughty track and field athlete.” He has a point. A lot of athletes are continually coming down with injuries or “niggles”.
Read MoreHow to warm up for Athletics
I was watching 4 of the athletes I train warm up before their track session last week and was amazed by the random and unstructured methodology they undertook.
Track and field athletes are a special breed and don’t mind a chat at every opportunity between exercises, so I do bear this in mind.
I asked one of them why he did what he did “I just copy what I have seen famous people do and mix them together.”
Here are some tips:
Read MoreHow to make your 200m time faster
With the World Indoor Athletics Championships underway, I thought it would be good to look at some of the Men’s 200m outdoor times.
Have a look at the graph below that Paula Jardine has collated.
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