As a Physical Therapist and Running Program Specialist for MedStar Health, I spend the majority of my clinical hours working with injured runners. Virtually all of them want to return to comfortable and healthy running ASAP; preferably sooner. Every injured runner wants to find out what went wrong and how to fix it. And if we can help make them a better runner in addition, all the better.
Each month our Charm City Run shoe experts review a new and different running/walking shoe in a YouTube video series we call “Shoes to Charm Your Socks Off.” Not only do we provide honest, helpful shoe reviews, but we have a blast doing it! Check out our most recent video featuring the new Brooks Launch 9 and Launch 9 GTS here. Below we break it down for you if you prefer to read your reviews.
As long as it’s above 0 degrees Fahrenheit (we don’t want anyone getting frostbite!), then you can continue to run outdoors. In general, it’s actually easier on your body to run in cooler weather. After is passes 60 degrees—it gets tougher for your body as it gets warmer. Plus, you don’t have to wake up at 4AM to beat the heat! But we know, it feels so COLD, therefore our Charm City Run Training Coaches have pulled together helpful tips to help you both enjoy and be more successful with these chillier runs.
Workshops and Gait Analyses are something we love putting on at Alpha Project Phyzio & Performance! A question you may have is,” why do we put on workshops” and” What is a gait assessment/analyses?”. Those are all great questions. The short answer is to give you, the runner, a level of knowledge of how to take care of yourself on your own! This is something we love doing and is a great opportunity for you, to learn valuable skills to continue running well into your 60’s, 70’s, and older!
Running can be a lifestyle and is the most popular form of exercise with multiple health benefits. However, when running is done as “monotraining” it can lead to injuries. Monotraining refers to doing only one form of exercise, which causes muscle imbalances to develop and repetitive overuse injuries to occur.
I’ve been running for about 7 years now. I started running with Charm City Run in a 5K training group. I consider myself an educated runner. I am also the mother of a special needs young man. My son, Mike, has a genetic syndrome and is missing an elastin gene. He used to often be seen walking with his hand supporting his lower back. He was uncomfortable and looked it.
