When I first ventured into the world of running for health and fitness, I didn’t really have a plan or any idea of how to be effective. I’d run around my neighborhood aimlessly, and usually, I found myself fatiguing far earlier than I wanted to. I even ran into a...
You’re training for a big race. You’re excited. You’ve had some great workouts, and you feel on top of the world. Then, BAM! – out of nowhere, you begin experiencing nagging aches and pain that require days or weeks of rest and recovery. Increasing mileage and...
After binge watching hours upon hours of the 2016 Rio Olympics, you might be inspired to start training like an Olympian. But before you go crazy with ramped up mileage, double weights, and an extra dose of soreness, Happy Muscles Blog is here to help you learn how to...
When you have to work out but are pressed for time, skipping the warm-up seems reasonable. But little did you know that those few extra minutes you spend warming up are very important both for your performance and overall health. As marathon season is just around the...
Ketanga Fitness Retreats puts on fitness vacations all around the world (you can check out the full line up at KetangaFitness.com). On one of their recent fit trips to Tulum, the focus of the trip was recovery and mobility with Coach Chelsea Aguiar, and they used our...
As endurance athletes, we are innately stubborn people. We’ll be the first to argue with anyone that tells us we can’t do something, find exhilaration in pushing our bodies to find new limits, and seeking thrill when we push the line of that limit again and again. So,...
