Founder of ‘Precision Run’ David Siik gives today’s advice and it’s all about the importance of having a natural foot strike on the treadmill. David also details why and how your foot strike should vary between running at high and low speeds. 

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Social Media is rife with fitness influencers showing us how to ‘activate’ our muscles before a run but are some of these workouts doing more harm than good? Shona Vertue is a Personal Trainer who loves to cut through the rubbish on social media, in this clip Shona recommends warm-ups that will actually activate your muscles and not burn them out!

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This next segment is brought to you in partnership with WHOOP.

Now, you might remember, a few weeks ago – I kicked off my Whoop journey with the goals of improving my recovery and sleep, motivating myself to get out there and listening to my body when it needs a rest. Well, I’m here with an update on how things are going so far…

WHOOP is the fitness brand changing the game when it comes to wearable devices. In fact, Whoop has been nice enough to gift us the WHOOP 4.0 - the latest in personalised, non-invasive, digital fitness. Just pop it on your wrist, and you’ll be carrying around your very own health coach that monitors your body's physiology 24/7, ready to report on your fitness, training, recovery and sleep- all via the WHOOP app.

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There’s a lot of ambiguity around when it’s safe to exercise after childbirth, how soon is too soon to get back out running? Dr Anita Mitra’s advice today is to be kind to yourself as she explains just how taxing childbirth can be on your body.

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Do you love going to the park on a Saturday morning to do your 5k amongst a community of other runners? Today’s clip see’s parkrun royalty Charlotte Arter explain how she compartmentalises her 5k, why not try Charlotte’s tips next time you go to parkrun?

Clip from: S02E09

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We know that running is high impact exercise, so it’s important to consider other forms of low impact cardio to protect our muscles and joints. Cross-Training pro Niko Algieri shares some alternative cardio exercises for those days when you’re not running.

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The treadmill can be a scary machine to navigate, but worrying about hurting yourself can lead to poor form and unsatisfying runs. Indoor running expert David Siik gives you all the tips and tricks on how to control yourself on a treadmill, helping you to understand these machines and unlock your full potential!

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One of the last things we do before setting off on a run is press play on our podcast or music, but could it be holding back your running potential? Author and barefoot runner Christopher McDougall shares his thoughts on the subject, but we’ll let you make your own mind up!

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On today’s clip, PT to the stars Shona Vertue gives us a rundown of all the different elements of our core. Shona demonstrates that by understanding our whole core system we can become more efficient and better runners!

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This next segment is brought to you in partnership with WHOOP, who as you’ve probably heard, we’ve been partnering with here at WELL FAR. In case you haven’t heard, WHOOP is the fitness brand changing the game when it comes to wearable devices. In fact, WHOOP has been kind enough to gift me the WHOOP 4.0 - the latest in personalised, non-invasive, digital fitness. Just pop it on your wrist, and you’ll be carrying around your very own health coach that monitors your body's physiology 24/7, ready to report on your fitness, training, sleep recovery - all via their app.

Stay tuned over the next few weeks for updates on Amy’s fitness and recovery journey in Whoop and if you’re interested in unlocking the best version of yourself too, you can go to whoop.com to find out more.

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