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My oldest child turned 19 this past weekend and I’m feeling kind of old. Of course my three kids (10, 15, and 19) consistently remind me that I’ll be half a century in 5 years. LOL! Kids gotta love em, right? The other day, my son (who is now taller than me) was counting the gray hairs sprouting on top of my head. I believe there are at least 19 (one for each year of his life). These white hairs all seem to be clumped on the crown of my head, just out of reach to easily pluck (believe me I’ve tried).
The other day I was getting my hair cut and the lady cutting my hair, said in a high-pitched voice, “Oh look everyone! An Angel Lick!” For a second I thought this lady had gone loopy and had see an angel figure in the hair that had fallen on the floor or something and wanted to take a picture of it to sell on eBay. But no, she was referring to the white hairs on the top of my head. She said when they clumped like that, it’s called an “Angel Lick.” Lucky me. Most people have a guardian angel. I just get licked by one.
I may be getting older, I guess we all are, but I feel like I’m in the best shape of my life. I’m definitely more fit than when I was in my 20s. I think it has to do with running. You know, people are spending thousands of dollars on Human Growth Hormone injections because that’s supposed to be the new fountain of youth. And, research has shown that HGH does help stop cell degeneration and destruction. Have you ever seen that ad with the guy in his 60s or 70s with the body like Arnold? Not sure if that picture’s doctored or not, but HGH is what he’s supposed to be taking. Well, I don’t want a body-builder body when I’m 70, but I do want to stay healthy and fit as I get older. Continue reading 'Don’t think there are benefits of running as you age? Think again!'»
We love testimonials from Landice users! Do you have a Landice treadmill or elliptimill that you love? Let us know! We’d love to share your story online with all our fans!
Check out Mitchell’s testimonial of his Landice L8 treadmill!
In our last beginner fitness tip, Where’s your heart? we looked at the concept of heart rate based training and its application during the foundation phase of the annual training plan. As previously stated, for the beginner runner, the safest and most effective means of determining appropriate pacing objectives during your treadmill based workouts is via the monitoring of your heart rate response. One of the advantages of owning a Landice treadmill is the fact that you can effectively track your “HR” response via the wireless heart rate chest strap that is included with the majority of the Landice models.
During the first 4 weeks of your build up, you’ll want to limit your HR to 80% of max during any of your workouts (click here to determine how to estimate your maximum heart rate) in order to allow your body ample time to adjust and to the new forms of stress its facing when undertaking a run specific training program. Never forget this simple principle: Effective training is nothing more than optimizing the balance between stress and recovery; hard training breaks the body down, and easier training allows it to adapt to the stress and grow stronger. Continue reading 'Aerobic Fartlek Session – Train your heart'»
Photo by Chris Milliman. Courtesy of Craft Apparel.
We’ve looked at what gives you your power as a runner, and introduced Fartlek training. Let’s take a closer look at the importance of VO2 Max for the endurance athlete and talk about how you can go about preparing the body for the heavy doses of VO2 max work you’ll be laying down in the not-so-distant future.
As previously discussed in my article “The Limiting Factor” (posted Nov. 24), VO2 max represents the maximum amount of oxygen that an athlete can consume and the rate at which they can process it in order to produce energy aerobically. VO2 max is typically measured by the amount of oxygen (in milliliters), per kilogram of body weight, per minute (ml/kg/min.) that an athlete’s body can process. Simply put, the higher the athlete’s VO2 max, the more rapidly they can produce energy aerobically. For additional information on aerobic energy production, click here for a Wikipedia article that explains the chemical steps involved. Continue reading 'Train your aerobic engine'»
A few weeks ago, we linked to a press release on our Twitter account from one of our dealers describing the differences between our L7 and L8 treadmills, but we found this video especially helpful.
If you’re looking for a Landice treadmill, this video explains many of the differences between our 2 models, as well as the differences between our residential and commercial treadmills.
To find a Landice treadmill near you, use our Dealer Locator on our website.
Let’s review: What is your Aerobic “engine” and how can you specify your training to strengthen it?
Building Your Aerobic Engine
In order to compete at a high level, a triathlete or distance runner must be able to run fast for very long periods of time. A common misconception is that endurance athletes are, by nature, “slow.” Although it is true that an athlete like 100 and 200 meter Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt would make an elite marathon runner seem slow by comparison, many of the world’s top marathon runners can run close to, or under, 4 minutes for the mile on the track (that’s 15 mph on a treadmill for 4 minutes!!!) and would give just about any regional sprinter a good run for their money from 200 meters on up. Continue reading 'What gives you your “Go?”'»
If you’re a runner, then chances are you are at risk for a common running injury to your Achilles tendon. Thad McLaurin, Runner Dude, gives these tips to strengthen your calves in an effort to avoid injury to your Achilles tendon.
Calf strengthening exercises and calf stretches are the best way to avoid Achilles tendon injuries. The following workout shows 5 different exercises that target your calves as well as two stretches. Once or twice a week pick 2 or 3 of the exercises and do 12-15 reps and 2-3 sets of each and before you know it you’ll have calves that are working hard making you a stronger more efficient runner.
RT @FitnessExchange: According to the American Medical Assoc., a treadmill workout ranks #1 among workouts on cardiovascular machines. [landicefitness]
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