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Power nap to power your run!

Posted February 4th, 2007 at 4:00 PM by Valerie Cerami

Section: Running & Training, Training Tips, Health & Fitness, Injury & Rehab, Exercise

Why nap? Because a nap can: increase alertness, boost creativity, reduce stress and improve perception, stamina, motor skills & accuracy.

It also enhances your sex life, helps you make better decisions, keeps you looking younger, aids in weight loss, reduces the risk of heart attack, elevates your mood, and strengthens memory. It is nontoxic, has no dangerous side effects and is absolutely free.

The right nap at the right time can give you all of this and more!
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Tai Chi: Excellent cross training since 1460 AD

Posted January 27th, 2007 at 2:12 PM by Valerie Cerami

Section: Running & Training, Cross Training, Health & Fitness, Exercise

Tai Chi is a series of gentle, graceful movements designed to exercise the body and clear the mind. Tai chi is a noncompetitive, non-aggressive, self-paced system of continuously flowing postures, using every part of the body and benefiting all bodily parts, while stimulating the psyche. It is also an effective exercise for overall health and improving athletic performance.
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What’s the big hubbub about Pilates? Can it help runners?

Posted December 17th, 2006 at 10:00 AM by Valerie Cerami

Section: Running & Training, Injury & Rehab, Health & Fitness, Injury & Rehab, Exercise

So, what’s all the hubbub about Pilates these days?

The name seems to pop-up everywhere: magazine covers (as I wait online), DVD’s (as I wait for someone to move out-of-the-way down the music aisle), overheard lunch conversations (as I wait for my salad), the gym’s class schedule board (as I wait to scan my card), the new boutique studio’s neon sign (as I wait at a red light on the corner).

Seems like Pilates is everywhere (and that I’m always waiting somewhere!) - So, what am I waiting for? A long overdue meeting is needed between my oldest and favorite pals:

“Runners, allow me to introduce you to Pilates, your new best friend”

It’s the time to dig-in, give-in and drop-in on one of those omnipresent and popular Pilates classes.
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