Roman Training

This is my client Miki. She just completed her first 5k at age 50 without being a runner before.
She needed something else to focus on other than caretaking for her elderly mother and signing up for a race was the ticket. 🎟
We had to work a long while on her running form. We were able to smooth it out and have less impactful runs by practicing a forward lean and forefoot striking. I also had her build up her aerobic base so she would have the endurance for the longest run she has attempted.
And it worked out! One race is in the books and we’re finding the next to keep her momentum going. It’s never too late to learn a new skill.
Life can be stressful, but I feel that fitness can give us control challenges that we can knock down step-by-step, giving us self development skills we can learn from.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Hey, everyone. Helpful training note here: Don’t lift weights in running shoes.

A fellow trainer told me one of his toes felt like it was pushing into the one next to it and it was becoming uncomfortable. He said this started recently. I know he’s been training more for a competition. Toes don’t cram together naturally. They are pushed together by shoes.

I looked at his shoes and asked him if they were running shoes. He said yes. I recommended he wear trainer shoes or weightlifting shoes while working because the soles of running shoes are shaped like a wedge. If he was using a leg press or doing squats while standing on a wedge in his shoes, the extra weight would cause his feet to slide into the toebox and get crammed together. They can also shift your bodyweight forward during squats making you use your quads a lot more and put more pressure into your knees. My knees have popped during squats for this reason before.

Trainer shoes are have a flatter sole and weightlifting shoes are flattest. I always test out trainers in the store before buying to see if I’d be comfortable lifting in them.

I also recommended he try working out barefoot and I recommend it to you to make sure your feet are involved in your lifts and not inactive.
Stay strong, everyone. 🦶