Runner's World UK

Runner's World is an inspirational and motivational magazine for runners of all ages and abilities. In every issue of Runner’s World we inform, advise, educate, and motivate runners of all ages and abilities. We help every runner achieve their personal health, fitness and performance goals. Runner’s World shows you the best ways to get the maximum amount of benefits from running in the minimum amount of time. Big promise? Definitely. But you don’t have to take our word for it – we’d like to prove it to you!

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Run good deed • Volunteering makes you healthier, finds new study

Constant forward motion? • Should you jog or stand still between repeats? A new study has the answer

Isometrics v plyometrics

You can’t beat natural highs

Eat for the long run • An ‘optimal diet’ adds a decade to your life

A pinch of salt

Run to the beat • Music helps increase stride frequency

Mind gains • High aerobic fitness lowers risk of Alzheimer’s, finds new large-scale study

Exercise: officially more relaxing than TV

Good vibrations • Vibrating foam rollers could be better for recovery than static ones

Warm up for faster runs • What’s the best warm-up for quicker runs?

Hamstring theory

Hot and cold

‘RUNNING MADE ME CONFIDENT AND STRONG’ • How running helped Lindsay Walter embrace life with alopecia – and why she’s now looking to inspire others

JOHN KELLY • 38, FROM TENNESSEE, SET A NEW RECORD FOR SUMMITING THE 214 WAINWRIGHT PEAKS IN THE LAKE DISTRICT

WHY TECH-FREE RUNNING DID NOT MEASURE UP • Murphy’s Lore

LETTER OF THE MONTH

WHAT WOULD BE YOUR RUNNING EPITAPH?

SNAP CHAT #MEDAL OF HONOUR • SHARE A PIC OF YOUR MOST-PRIZED MEDAL

WHICH OF THE TOUGHER RUNNING SESSIONS IS YOUR FAVOURITE?

THE MAGIC OF THE TRACK IS CONTAGIOUS • Tonky Talk

LIFT YOURSELF AND OTHERS WITH THE POWER OF PRAISE • The Flamingo Diaries

SOLE SISTERS • Minreet Kaur talks about Running Sisters, a group she set up to get South Asian women active

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If my PE teacher could see me now… • From absolutely dreading running at school to finding a life-changing passion for it as adults, these runners prove that it’s never too late to start lacing up

Changing your mind • Unpicking the psychology of running’s evolving appeal

It’s never too late

FIND YOUR FLOW • YOU KNOW THOSE RUNS WHEN YOU SETTLE INTO YOUR STRIDE AND FEEL FOCUSED, PRESENT AND TOTALLY MOTIVATED, THEN FINISH FEELING PSYCHED FOR MORE? RESEARCHERS CALL THIS ‘FLOW’, AND IF YOU’VE FOUND IT ELUSIVE, THE GOOD NEWS IS THE LATEST SCIENCE CAN HELP YOU REACH IT MORE OFTEN – AND REAP THE REWARDS

BEFORE YOU SWEAT… • Lay the groundwork before your run starts to maximise flow potential

The brain reaction • A number of researchers, including Dr Huskey, are now investigating the neuroscience of flow states. Here are three interesting insights about what’s going on in your noggin

DURING YOUR MOVEMENT… • These tips keep the response strong all session long

AFTER EXERCISING… • These tactics are not triggers per se, but help you flow to the finish – and get back in the zone next time

How it feels • How three people who participated in recent studies on flow...