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“Forget living longer, exercise can make life easier right now”—a 72-year-old fitness influencer and marathon runner shares two accessible ways to start moving

“Forget living longer, exercise can make life easier right now”—a 72-year-old fitness influencer and marathon runner shares two accessible ways to start moving

Published by Jenni Sidey

Retirement is often a time when people slow down, but in Christine Hobson’s case, she’s speeding up. When her daughter persuaded her to join a running club so she wouldn’t get bored, she had no idea she’d get the fitness bug and run 125 marathons in total, visiting all seven continents. And the 72-year-old former teacher has plans to run the North Pole marathon in 2027. Hobson, who believes that exercise is the best anti-aging hack, tells Fit&Well: “I think what makes you old is not doing anything and just being sedentary, sitting around watching TV all the time. I really believe the less you move, the less you’re able to move, so when I retired at almost 61, I decided that my new job was to get fit. Latest Videos From “Aging isn’t just about age—if you make life easier now, the future will look after itself,” she says. Hobson, who strength trains too, has since become a fitness influencer, amassing over 132,000 followers on Instagram, where she shares workouts and her thoughts on …

The best Shokz Prime Day deals include headphones and earbuds every runner or cyclist can love

The best Shokz Prime Day deals include headphones and earbuds every runner or cyclist can love

Published by Jenni Sidey

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Sign Up For Goods 🛍️ Product news, reviews, and must-have deals. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. Lots of the Shokz lineup went on sale for Prime Day. So run, don’t walk if you’ve been curious about bone-conduction headphones or open earbuds for when you walk or run or bike. If you need to maintain situational awareness while you exercise, but you also want a playlist to help you keep pace, you need to check out these audio deals. As always, Prime pricing can shift fast, so grab what looks good before the discounts are gone. And an account is required, but you can sign up for a free 30-day trial that covers you through the main event, which runs until June 26. This is the …

“Don’t be a lone wolf, that’s my number one life hack”—Peloton instructor and ultra runner Susie Chan shares her weekly fitness routine and tips to get started

“Don’t be a lone wolf, that’s my number one life hack”—Peloton instructor and ultra runner Susie Chan shares her weekly fitness routine and tips to get started

Published by Jenni Sidey

In just 16 years, Susie Chan has accumulated more miles and conquered more feats of endurance than most of us achieve in a lifetime. All seven major marathons? Check. The notoriously punishing 156-mile Marathon des Sables more times than any other British woman? Check. A 12-hour treadmill world record? Check. Check. Check. Now 51, she’s just added the 81-mile Badwater Salton Sea ultra to her collection, featuring 9,000 feet of total elevation up Palomar Mountain in Southern California. Latest Videos From All while holding down a physically and emotionally demanding job as a Peloton instructor, and raising her daughter. What makes it all the more inspiring is that Chan had zero interest in sport or fitness until her brother signed her up to the Farnham Pilgrim Half Marathon in 2010. You may like “I didn’t even have trainers,” she tells Fit&Well. “I had gym shoes on. I had no clue. “It really hurt—I’m not going to pretend it didn’t—but it showed me what I could actually do if I really wanted to. Start your week …

Go from walker to runner in just eight weeks with this plan from an expert trainer and running coach

Go from walker to runner in just eight weeks with this plan from an expert trainer and running coach

Published by Jenni Sidey

The urge to improve your health comes to us all at some point, and often that leads people to try running. The first time you set off, however, will probably be a shock to the system. Our bodies take time to adapt to new activities and going straight into non-stop running—even for a short period—puts the body under stress it just isn’t used to. As well as feeling awful, you may suffer an injury, or at the very least feel uncommonly sore the next day. Latest Videos From But there is a better way. When you start running for the first time, you should spend more time at a walking pace than running, says Marwa Ahmed, founder and CEO of The BodyMind Coach. You may like The NASM-certified personal trainer and running coach, with more than seven years of experience in turning walkers into runners, tells Fit&Well that while you may have your heart set on running a 5K tomorrow, your lower body just can’t make the jump that quickly. “When transitioning to running, the …

A Runner Competing in a 250-Mile Arizona Ultramarathon Dies After Having a Medical Emergency

A Runner Competing in a 250-Mile Arizona Ultramarathon Dies After Having a Medical Emergency

Published by Sam Flores

PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — A participant in a grueling 250-mile (402-kilometer) ultramarathon on trails across northern Arizona died Tuesday after experiencing a medical emergency, race organizers and local law enforcement said. First responders attended to a woman in her 40s who was participating in the race and collapsed at a trailhead in the Groom Creek community south of Prescott, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Paul Wick said on Wednesday. Cocodona 250 ultramarathon codirector Erika Snyder confirmed the death and declined to provide further details at the request of the runner’s relatives. Ultramarathons can test the boundaries of human endurance, but deaths are very rare relative to the total number of participants in a sport that has in recent years grown in popularity around the world, with races hosted from Death Valley to the Himalayas. The Cocodona is one of the toughest ultramarathons in the U.S., featuring a course that rises more than a mile (1.6 kilometers) in elevation — twice — while passing through Sedona from its start in Black Canyon City. This year’s race …

Shocking moment traveller WHIPS elderly runner in busy city centre

Shocking moment traveller WHIPS elderly runner in busy city centre

Published by Sam Flores

An 86-year-old man was allegedly whipped while running through Worcester city centre in England after being abused by a group gathered outside a pub on Saturday 25 April. Footage filmed by witness Talia Kepinska shows runners being jeered at before the elderly man was lashed across the back, leaving him stumbling in pain. Members of Worcester City Rave Runners said several runners were struck or verbally abused as around 100 travellers gathered nearby to raise money for a baby’s funeral. West Mercia Police said no reports of anti-social behaviour or public order offences were made. Source link

The best running shoes in the UK for every runner – tested on trails, marathons and roads | Running

The best running shoes in the UK for every runner – tested on trails, marathons and roads | Running

Published by Sam Flores

Whether you’re just starting Couch to 5k or well on the way to the 100 Marathon Club, finding running shoes that suit your pace, physique and running style is mission-critical. The right shoes can help you run better, ward off injury and, most importantly, help you to build the consistency that unlocks the biggest fitness and mental health gains. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. The first step out of the door is the hardest, and uncomfortable shoes are just another barrier between you and that sweet endorphin release. Yet with dozens of brands – from Hoka, Adidas and Nike to New Balance, Saucony and On – hundreds of styles, and enough tech jargon to make Susie Dent’s head spin, finding your solemate can be a challenge in itself. That’s why I’m here to help. I test running shoes professionally, and I’ve laced up hundreds of pairs in the past 18 months, running thousands of miles in pretty much everything from the …

The ‘Lonely Runner’ Problem Only Appears Simple

The ‘Lonely Runner’ Problem Only Appears Simple

Published by skeptic

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Picture a bizarre training exercise: A group of runners starts jogging around a circular track, with each runner maintaining a unique, constant pace. Will every runner end up “lonely,” or relatively far from everyone else, at least once, no matter their speeds? Mathematicians conjecture that the answer is yes. The “lonely runner” problem might seem simple and inconsequential, but it crops up in many guises throughout math. It’s equivalent to questions in number theory, geometry, graph theory, and more—about when it’s possible to get a clear line of sight in a field of obstacles, or where billiard balls might move on a table, or how to organize a network. “It has so many facets. It touches so many different mathematical fields,” said Matthias Beck of San Francisco State University. For just two or three runners, the conjecture’s proof is elementary. Mathematicians proved it for four runners in the 1970s, and by 2007, they’d gotten as far as seven. But for the past two decades, no …

I never thought warming up was necessary, but adding this eight-minute routine to the start of every run has made me a more consistent runner

I never thought warming up was necessary, but adding this eight-minute routine to the start of every run has made me a more consistent runner

Published by Jenni Sidey

For a long time, I didn’t think that warming up before a run was really necessary. I would just lace up my shoes and head out the door, starting with a slow jog, then eventually speeding up. Sometimes, skipping a warm-up didn’t really seem to matter, but other times, I would feel stiff and heavy anytime I tried to pick up the pace. It made runs less enjoyable, which could put me off my next run. This affected the consistency of my running. Fortunately, I wised up and started treating my warm-up as a non-negotiable before every run. Article continues below You may like I still don’t like spending a long time on my warm-up because I’m almost always in a time crunch, so I have created a routine that takes less than eight minutes. Even though it’s short, it warms up everything I need to get going and always makes me feel ready to quicken the pace when the time comes. Unlike a static stretching routine, which is better done as a post-run routine, …