Martinus Evans didn’t mean to start, or even be part of, a movement like slow running — he simply needed to move. In 2011, a doctor told him he had to start exercising or he would die. Evans said he ...

News to no one: Cardio exercise—you know, the kind that gets your heart rate up—is a key component of a healthy lifestyle. Figuring out the cardio workout that’s right for you, however, can be a bit ...

Back in high school, I joined the cross country team, and I came in last place during every single 5K race. At the time, I was incredibly self-conscious and embarrassed that my friends were faster ...

Runners are obsessed with time. Amateur or professional, for most avid runners the aim is to get faster—constantly training in order to shave even just a couple of seconds off their marathon time or ...

Story by Laura Williams Bustos, M.S. If you just started regularly adding walks or jogs to your exercise routine, you might wonder about things like how long it takes to walk a mile, the average ...

The story is a familiar one; when people first start running longer distances, there is often just one goal: go as fast as possible for as long as possible. The thing is, after a few months of hitting ...

Your running speed partly comes down to factors you can't control, like genetics, and partly relies on your training. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Background Patellofemoral pain syndrome is a highly prevalent running-related injury. Alterations in running speed and step frequency are typical preventative measures to reduce patellofemoral joint ...