Good training practices make a good athlete. Training practices are more than just what you do on the track; they involve how you live your day to day life.
Coaching - Seeking out someone with more experience then you is always a good idea. You should follow a tried and trusted training method, this will immediately get you into the correct training schedule.
Be Open - A huge part to becoming an experienced athlete is to keep your mind open, both to new ideas and to feedback. Get feedback from more experienced people on your performance and technique. You can learn a lot by following the advise of those more experienced and normally they are more than willing to pass on tips and recommendations.
Take it slow - Set reasonable goals. Do not expect to make the Olympics if you are a couple of times a week runner. Setting yourself regular and achievable goals will keep yourself motivated and mentally fit in order that you will continue your training. Taking your training schedule to fast will burn you out both physically and mentally.
Injury Prevention - I don’t know of any great athlete that hasn’t suffered a injury at one point in their career, and knows how devastating it can be. We need to be careful to avoid injury, even one can wreck a season or even a career. Be smart in your running training to best avoid injuries.
Use the right equipment - Why take the risk of training in year old running shoes when it’s recommended to buy new ones every 6 months? Also consider a HRM or a running watch, such as the garmin forerunner 405cx . The garmin 405cx not only records your training session but with its inbuilt GPS can map your exact route.
Proper warm up and cool downs - can greatly decrease your risk of injury. If you do not warm up before training it is ilke driving a car that has not any oil. Your playing with fireworks. Simply stretching or other muscle warm up exercises will prepare you for your session.
If you take these things into consideration I have no doubt that you will have success in for what ever it is you are training and if you invest in the 405cx you can record your progress and save and analyse it all on your PC to map your progress.
Wish you all the best in your next event and remember to enjoy yourself!
Music video by No Doubt performing Running
If you would like the director to make a Q&A video to answer all your questions about the video, please email scotskid on youtube. This has to be seen to be believed, it has aired on TV channels worldwide and has been talked about in newspapers and magazines. Shot on location in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, and with music by The Beastie Boys (body movin’) this video is sure to get you watching again and again. Directed by Neil Stewart aka Scotskid.
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