S4 EP15: How To Improve Your Running
The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast
Constantly Varied Gear
4.9 • 724 Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2020
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Whether you are a seasoned runner or a novice, having the right mindset about running is crucial. Running shouldn’t hurt and it isn't about pounding the pavement. Today’s guest, running guru Valerie Hunt, is a long-time fitness coach, and as the owner of RunRX she teaches runners how to reduce injury and run more efficiently. Listen to today’s episode to learn what Valerie has to say about the importance of letting go of unnecessary thoughts and movements around running, the role of muscle elasticity and proper breathing and techniques and strategies to improve your running and lessen the likelihood of injury.
Topics Discussed on Today’s Episode:
- Ways to change your running mindset for the better
- The 5 minute daily practice that can improve your running skills
- The things Valerie learned during her racing experience
- The Pose Method of running which puts the body in the optimal position
- Breathing practices and techniques to keep from getting winded while running
- Ways to maximize the benefits of running without overdoing it and risking injury
Related Links
- RunRX Instagram
- Run RX Facebook
- RunRX on YouTube
- Our Fitness FB Group.
- Thick Thighs Save Lives Workout Programs
- Constantly Varied Gear's Workout Leggings
- Our Fitness Blog.
- Behind the scenes at CVG.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | And running should feel the same. |
| 0:02.0 | Like, why should we feel like we should already know it? |
| 0:05.0 | We should feel like I should be improving and wanting to improve. |
| 0:09.0 | And the fun part about running guys, the best part about it, is here is what 99% of runners are missing out on. |
| 0:17.0 | And this problem, this could include you if you feel like you're trudging, is we're not using |
| 0:20.9 | what's called muscle elasticity. |
| 0:26.3 | The big question is this. |
| 0:30.3 | In a world of fake Instagram models and bad diets, how do real people achieve their fitness goals? We are an army of hardworking women, |
| 0:42.5 | changing their lives through fitness and health. Wherever you are at on your journey, we have the |
| 0:49.3 | answers to how to make working out and eating well a part of your life. |
| 0:55.2 | Join us in changing the dialogue for women everywhere. |
| 0:59.2 | Welcome to the Thick Thighs Save Lives podcast. |
| 1:04.8 | Hi guys, we have a great guest for you today. |
| 1:07.7 | We have Valerie Hunt, who is our running guru. Yes. I'm so excited to have a running |
| 1:15.9 | guru on today. Hi, Valerie. Valerie, why don't you start by just introducing yourself and tell us a |
| 1:25.4 | little bit about you and how you got started in this field. |
| 1:29.8 | Great. Thank you. And thanks for having me on. So my name is Valerie and I have been a fitness group |
| 1:35.0 | coach for 30 starting on my 31st year. And when I very first started coaching, I lived in |
| 1:40.8 | Austin, Texas, went to UT, got my degree in Kennedy. So I always knew this is what I was going to do. |
| 1:46.6 | And after I graduated and got a job, I started coaching full time. |
| 1:50.8 | And then I got into the outdoor side of training, which included running, try training. |
| 1:56.5 | And what I found was as I was trying to help people run their events, there were just so many |
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