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Nutrition & Weight Loss

10 Healthy, Happy Habits to Start Right Now

January 20, 2025 Christine Luff 0

Improving your health doesn’t have to mean making complicated, difficult changes to your lifestyle. Taking small steps and introducing tiny new habits can help to change your overall health and happiness in meaningful ways. Here […]

Smoothies for Runners
Nutrition & Weight Loss

10 Nutritious and Delicious Smoothies for Runners

January 19, 2025 Christine Luff 0

Whether you’re looking for nutritious and easy breakfasts, on-the-go healthy snacks, or post-long run recovery drinks, smoothies are a perfect go-to item for runners. For a pre-run breakfast, they provide some protein, complex carbohydrates, and […]

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Nutrition & Weight Loss

How to Stop Eating Late at Night

January 16, 2025 Christine Luff 0

Do you find yourself wandering into the kitchen after dark? Whether it’s because of hunger, boredom, stress, or fatigue, many runners find themselves eating late at night – and they often reach for high-fat, high-calorie […]

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Nutrition & Weight Loss

How Runners Can Avoid Feeling Hungry

January 11, 2025 Christine Luff 0

“I’ve stepped up my mileage recently and I feel like I’m always hungry, even after I’ve recently eaten a meal. Is that normal? How can I avoid feeling hungry all the time?” It’s perfectly normal […]

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Nutrition & Weight Loss

Proper Hydration for Running

December 5, 2024 Christine Luff 0

Staying hydrated is critical to your running performance and, more importantly, for preventing heat-related illnesses. Dehydration in athletes may lead to fatigue, headaches, decreased coordination, and muscle cramping. Other heat-related illnesses, such as heat exhaustion and heatstroke, have even more […]

Half Marathons & Marathons

Best Energy Gels for Running

December 4, 2024 Christine Luff 0

Feel like you’re hitting a wall during your long runs or races? As you’re running, you’re depleting your stored energy, or glycogen. Fueling with energy gels will prevent you from running out of energy and […]

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Nutrition & Weight Loss

Should I Eat During Long Runs?

November 29, 2024 Christine Luff 0

One half or full marathon training aspect that definitely takes some getting used to is having to eat during long runs. Some runners make the mistake of thinking they’re not running long enough to need […]