Aditya Singh

Explosive Strength Training For Distance Runners

Strength training for distance runners has gained ground in the recent years as more runners of varying ability and type are entering the mix. As people increase their training volume, they are finding it more and more important to keep their joints healthy, prevent imbalance, and maintain some aesthetics through incorporating both general and runningContinue reading “Explosive Strength Training For Distance Runners”

Sport Specific Agility and Down Hill Running

The benefits of incorporating hills into an athlete’s training schedule are already rather well established. Whether it be through short 10 second sprints up a steep incline, or long climbs to build mental toughness, running hills is a well established staple in training, used to build an athlete’s explosive stride, power, and stamina should runningContinue reading “Sport Specific Agility and Down Hill Running”

Sustainable Running in the Time of Coronavirus

It was only a matter of time before the greatest threats to society’s integrity took the form of a biological pandemic. While war and famine are structural issues, disease management and prevention is a direct intervention into the mechanics of evolution and how various organisms and viruses interact with the predominantly human environment that hasContinue reading “Sustainable Running in the Time of Coronavirus”

The Key to Speed is – Through Your Gut?

Adaptations to running and aerobic exercise in general take a variety of forms, ranging from large scale changes like increases in bone mineral density, to smaller scale shits such as enzyme development and muscle capillarization. Lactate is a byproduct of fuel (carbohydrate) metabolism during exercise, and certain adaptations to aerobic exercise improve our body’s abilityContinue reading “The Key to Speed is – Through Your Gut?”

Why You Need Steady State Cardio and HIIT

Steady state cardio and high intensity interval training (HIIT) have both received their fair share of criticism and praise for their benefits and alleged downfalls. From the days of heavy low-intensity endurance work of marathoners in the 70s, to the refurbishment of HIIT through modalities like Crossfit, the view of the endurance component in theContinue reading “Why You Need Steady State Cardio and HIIT”

Counteracting Parkinson’s Through a Medicinal Lifestyle

Exercise is touted as multifaceted tonic for the body, given not only the disease-preventing physical health benefits, but the management of mental health maladies as well. Covering everything from obesity and heart disease to depression and anxiety, aerobic exercise functions to mitigate various conditions by addressing all or some of the complications associated with them.Continue reading “Counteracting Parkinson’s Through a Medicinal Lifestyle”