Eat Smart For Life 06: Running

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This week on Eat Smart for Life, Hunter helps Brent think about what you should do if you are going to start a running routine.

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Links Mentioned in the Show:

• A Healthy Barbecue
• A Meal Plan (Worksheet)
• C25K
• The WalkingSite/10,000 steps
• Jeff Galloway’s site
• Running Barefoot
• Runner’s World Beginner Links
• Fleet Feet/No Boundaries Running Program
• runkeeper

Tips For Beginners:

1. Use a running program (C25K, Fleet Feet/No Boundaries)

2. Start Slow/Low Intensity

3. Buy shoes from a running stoer & get your running style evaluated

3. Hydrate

4. Check your Pulse

5. Listen To Your Body

6. Keep a running log/set goals/celebrate success

7. Warm up/cool down/stretch

8. Involve your family/Run with a buddy

9. Wear running clothes (cotton socks=blisters, wear spandex shorts underneath running shorts

10. Use Vaseline or BodyGlide wherever things rub.
11. Do not increase your mileage more than 10% per week

12. Take rest days

13. Run facing traffic

14. Subscribe to a running magazine, read running blogs. etc.

15. Sign up for a race