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do compression tights work

Do Compression Tights Really Work

A lot has been said about the benefits of compression garments (largely by the manufacturers). For example Asics compression gear will make your “run further” and “recover faster”, and Under Armor gear is “not just for looks. These things make
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Quick and Effective Running Workouts

How Fast Should My Heart Rate Be During a Race?

Or put another way, how long is a piece of string? I was chatting with one of our runners the other day, who was concerned that her average heart rate was too high during a recent race. I’m not qualified
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TANDOORI CHICKEN

5 Quick and Easy Barbecue Recipes

Tandoori Chicken So quick and easy. You just need to plan far enough ahead to marinate the chicken for a couple of hours before cooking. Grilled Oyster Shooters Grilled Vegetables with Balsamic Vinegar For a variation on this one, try
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Easy Bar-B-Q Tandoori Chicken

  Ingredients Pataks Tandoori Paste ( this seems to work better than other brands) Full Cream Plain Yoghurt Chicken Thigh Fillets (using things will ensure a more succulent finished product) Method You can prepare the chicken in two ways. Either
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getting the most out of treadmill workouts

Getting the Most out of Treadmill Workouts

Ask anyone who does a bit of running, and they’ll have an opinion on treadmill running. Many runners feel running on a treadmill is easier than running outside-if you can stand the boredom. And I have to say, I was
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Are you being duped by food marketing?

7 Food Labelling Tricks

Fat free and 100% natural: seven food labelling tricks exposed Sandra Jones, University of Wollongong If you’re confused by food labels, you’re not alone. But don’t hold your breath for an at-a-glance food labelling system that tells you how much
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Free yourself from your running watch

Free Yourself From Your Running Watch

Back in the day, it used to be if you wanted to know how far you ran, or if you were planning to run a certain distance, you’d jump in your car, and measure the planned route. When I say,
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City to Surf Results

Make Sense of Your City to Surf Results

Each year I receive lots of text messages and emails after our runners have finished the City to Surf. And each year, these messages convey a mixture of elation and disappointment. This year of course was no different. As coaches,
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Hooked on Running singlet

City to Surf 2016: Our results

This year we had our biggest teams ever. Our 50+ women led the charge with 13 team members, and we had two men’s teams this year, open and 50+. We had some great results, but I’m far more excited about
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