Happy First of March everyone and for those folk with links to Wales....
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus … Happy St David's Day !
Well...you have guessed it.. here I am again. In the Catch Up- Corner, a tad earlier than usual and jumping for joy to be here with you,.
So this week... is the last Catch Up Corner for a while as it is of course tine for a Spring Clean ! Back when those April Showers and those April flowers arrive
So, just some thoughts as we head into the , hopefully brighter, longer , and lighter days.
Grab your cushion... get a snack and a delicious drink and rest awhile.
Okay,,, with my own running schedule, all over the place... this feels to me to be a good time, as I have noticed a fair few posts about, twinges, niggles and some injuries, that folk are experiencing. Noticing too , that life is impacting on folk too!
But...if you have not heard of the Strength and Flex Forum before... all will be revealed. If you have heard of it, because you have been there before, and are a Graduate or are repeating C25K, then it will certainly be worth taking another look around.
We have a great sister site right here... it is the Strength and Flex forum..
healthunlocked.com/strength...
It is all about the type of strength and stamina work, that we advise our runners to do alongside their running, it is one of our very own sister forums and it is brilliant... and if you have not visited it yet... you really should have! ( That includes all of us).
Great tips and advice for the strength and stamina work that many of us find so, so useful to do alongside our running.
Also great, if by some twist of fate you have an injury... the ideas for keeping up our strength and stamina in those times, are very useful.
The rest of our body really needs to keep up with our legs!
Many of us find this out, both when we are first setting out on our running adventures and then again, as the runs get longer, or if we have had to take time out.
So, on some of our rest days, non impact work is essential.
That is what the forum is all about... and you don't need a gym, or oodles of expensive equipment to be able to participate!
You just need, Yourself, some self discipline and a lot of enthusiasm .
So what I would really like you to do, is, to just think how important strength and stamina work is to you.
Listen to your body and note, any minor twinges, or persistent aches and pains... areas where you feel there is a need for some extra work.
Non-impact exercise on some of your rest days is essential, especially as the runs get longer, there is so, so much to choose from, and all of which can be done without the expense of a gym membership.
The longer and lighter days are going to give us much more of a chance to get out there... and we do want to be physically and mentally fit for them ! I know I will be upping my game a bit, S and F wise.. I am hoping to have a lot more adventures ahead as the better weather and a new ,( second-hand really), tin tent arrive !
Now. What about you?
Have you seen the S and F forum... have you visited, have you contributed or used exercise, found there...Has it impacted your running?
So many questions and so much to think about... so if you get chance, pop in and share... and if not... I will see you in April!
Oldfloss x
