Double Duty Run twice a day to get stronger and faster—sooner. |
How Is Your Posture? Maintaining good posture when you run allows you to breathe fully and prevents you from leaning forward excessively and putting too much stress on your knees, lower legs, and back. |
What Is Your Cardiovascular Strength? If your workouts are always at the same, comfortable pace, your cardiovascular system probably isn't as fit as it could be. |
Test Your Endurance Endurance can be thought of as how well all of your systems work together. Lance Armstrong's personal trainer and fitness expert for livestrong.com, developed this tempo-run test that measures your endurance in 45 minutes. |
How Fast Are You? Take Our Test Whether you're interested in running a personal record or simply finishing your morning five-km in less time, most runners are interested in getting faster. Test your speed, and then improve it! |
Work On Your Joint Mobility Most runners realize their muscular flexibility could use some work, but they don't think about the range of motion of their joints. |
How Is Your Balance? Improving your balance can enhance your running technique, making you run faster and smoother. |
How Flexible Are You? A flexible body is worth striving for. It's more efficient, sees more gains in strength and endurance, enjoys more range of motion, and recovers more quickly. But how flexible are you? |
Lower Body Strength Strengthen your lower body and immediately improve your running. Here's how. |
Test Your Upper Body Strength If you want to perform at your full potential, you need to take a comprehensive approach to your running. That means targeting areas of fitness you may not normally pay attention to, like upper body strength. |
