I’m going to be honest here (because there is no other way that I am), but I avoid talking about how to run to lose weight. Why? Because I believe that running is so much more than about how we look. Running is about how we feel, our physical and mental health, positively influencing those around … Read more
As a journalist and an athlete, I like answers. And with COVID-19, there aren’t a lot of clear ones. I found this to be true after I got COVID-19 in March of 2022. I experienced lung and heart problems after COVID, including an elevated heart rate. It was hard to find information as to why … Read more
In the past several years, a lot has been learned and shared about pelvic floor health postpartum. Honestly, when I had my kids 8 and 5 years ago, I hadn’t heard much about the pelvic floor, and seeing a pelvic floor physical therapist wasn’t on my radar. Even as more information comes out, questions still … Read more
COVID-19 is on the rise, again, with the surge of the omicron variant. And, unfortunately, many of my fellow runners and athletes are contracting the virus and asking me the question, when can I start running after Covid? To be honest, I’ve vacillated on whether I should write this article since how to return to … Read more
What is the best birth control pill for female runners? This is a question I have gotten asked a lot of lately. Many mother runners need birth control for the obvious reason—we don’t intend to add more people calling us “mom” to our lives—as well as to help regulate or lighten our periods, among other … Read more
A couple of years ago I was in a doctor’s office getting blood test results when the nurse practitioner looked at me and said, “You’ll always battle imbalanced hormones as long as you’re running as much as you do. A human is not meant to run like that.” I was miffed. Yet, another health professional … Read more
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