Welcome to the Force Velocity Newsletter - our weekly space to share health and wellness tips, lifestyle and nutritional advice, and general run community chat.
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TRAINING TIPS FOR THE WEEK
BENEFITS OF SWIMMING
Benefits of swimming and reducing the impact on your joints as a runner. When you think of being a runner, and having goals to hit certain speeds and distances, it is very easy to overlook the need to cross-train and diversify the movements your body does during movements that occur during a run session. For example, running is a whole-body movement, but it predominantly relies on the strength of your legs. Swimming sessions can be programmed to target these muscles and allow for your running routine to be maintainable and reduce the impact on your joints meaning you are training for longevity. the week. Running is an incredible activity for your muscles and joints, but without the proper training routine and balance, it can quickly become very taxing on the body.
Swimming is a great way to train the muscles and mimic certain movements that occur during a run session. For example, running is a whole-body movement, but it predominantly relies on the strength of your legs. Swimming sessions can be programmed to target these muscles and allow for your running routine to be maintainable and reduce the impact on your joints meaning you are training for longevity.
WHAT WE ARE READING THIS WEEK
Written by our very own Founder and Head Coach, Tee, this week's articles are all about running and more specifically, breath work and marathon training. How to breathe whilst running is an extremely important topic specifically if you're goal is to improve overall performance. This article helps to break down techniques to try and help to concentrate on being more aware of your breathing as you run as it will help improve your performance.
If you have a running event in mind, specifically endurance events like a marathon, this article details the importance of nutrition, strength training, balance, and having a proper training schedule in place. To be able to train and your optimal peak, and maintain your health during a marathon training program can be taxing on the body, so ensure you are doing your research and finding ways to create a well-rounded plan that will leave you with the feeling of success.
Podcasts are an incredible way to gain a deeper knowledge of health and wellness topics and learn more about fitness and the principles behind training. There is a huge platform full of free information, that being said, it is important to ensure that your information sources are well researched and/or qualified practitioners. This week's podcast recommendation is Ben Greenfield Fitness. Ben Greenfield is a human performance consultant and covers a broad variety of topics surrounding health and fitness, and at times covering topics that have not been talked about much in the industry.
We have had some huge successes within our community over the past few weeks and months, with everyone smashing massive goals and events. From half marathons, to marathons, to high-performance fitness events - our team has put themselves to the test and it has completely paid off! With our LDN2LA challenge now in full swing, we have programmed our sessions to ensure that we provide a well balanced and tailored training experience to keep your performing at your best. Have a suggestion or a question? Feel free to drop us a message on Instagram @forcevelocitygroup - where we share tips, tricks and Force Velocity news.
