Here's something I thought I would pass along to Desiree, Sharon and my other long-distance running friends.
Researchers at Barry University found that runners who did a core workout every other day for 6 weeks shaved 30 or more seconds off their 5k time than athletes who stuck to a running-only routine.
"Strong core muscles prevent you from over-rotating your trunk and swinging your arms out too far - two things that slow you down," says Kimi Sato, the study's lead author and Ph.D. candidate at the Univ of Northern Colorado. Do stability ball exercises , plank poses and other core exercises to improve your time!
(news from the July 09 issue of Shape Magazine)
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