Category: Physiology

• Understanding Carbo-Loading for Race Day Success

  

    When you think about preparing for a big race, you probably picture clocking miles, fine-tuning your running form, and maybe obsessing over which shoes will make you feel most like a cheetah. But there’s one critical part of race prep that doesn’t involve hitting the pavement: carbo-loading. That’s right, strategically consuming carbohydrates is like…

  Joe Carei

  October 11, 2024

  5K, Breakfast, Diet, Fitness, Food, Handhelds, High School, Hoagie, Injury, Marathon, Marathon Plan, Nutrition, Performance, Performance, Physiology, Recovery, running, Running Economy, Running Potential, Smiling, Strength for runners, Stress, summer running, Training, Uncategorized

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• Proper Running Form = Less Injury

  

  Running Form While running might seem like a natural movement, adopting or adapting a proper running form, for distance runners, is essential to minimize the risk of injury and optimize performance. The key elements of basic running form includes footstrike, arms and hands, posture, head and chin position, stride length and turnover as well as…

  Joe Carei

  September 7, 2023

  5K, Fitness, Marathon, Marathon Plan, Performance, Performance, Physiology, running, Running Economy, Running Potential, Sport Psychology, Strength for runners, Uncategorized

  belly breathing, cadence, Fitness, goals, pace, running, running biomechanics, running breathing, running form, running posture, Training

• Smile Your Way to a Personal Record

  

  Recent studies have shed light on the fascinating connection between smiling and running, revealing the multifaceted ways in which a positive facial expression can translate into improved performances.

  Joe Carei

  August 13, 2023

  5K, Fitness, Marathon, Marathon Plan, Mental Health, Outdoor activities, Performance, Physiology, Recovery, running, Running Economy, Running Potential, Smiling, Smiling, Smiling, Sport Psychology, Strength for runners

  5K, Coach, Eliude Kipchoge, Endorphin, goals, Ineos 1:59 Challenge, Kipchoge, Marathon, Mental Health, planning, Positive Affirmation, Positive experience, Potential, running, Running Economy, Running Efficiency, Self-Motivation running, Smiling, Training

• Juicing for Recovery and Performance

  

  My focus as a coach has always been recovery.  I know that a good recovery leads to better training and thus better performance.  Being a chef, diet and food have been a focal point of recovery.  So when I hear of a food related, performance enhancer, my curiosity is put on high alert.   Two…

  Joe Carei

  August 1, 2023

  Cancer Prevention, Diet, Fitness, Marathon, Marathon Plan, Nutrition, Performance, Physiology, Recovery, running

  beet juice, beetroot juice, blood pressure, DOMS, endurance, Fitness, melatonin, Nutrition, Recovery, running, tart cherry juice, Training

• WT…. 2023 Slang Translator for Parents.

  

  Slang is a constantly evolving part of language that is used in informal settings and is often associated with specific cultures and communities. While some parents may view slang as a negative influence on their children’s language skills, there are several reasons why parents should take the time to learn their children’s slang. As we…

  Joe Carei

  March 20, 2023

  Children and phone, Family, Physiology, Smart phone Use, social media mental health, Technology, teenagers

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• Is Stretching a Bad Word for Runners?

  

  Why is stretching a bad word in the running world today?  I can remember, our high school track mentor, Coach Pierantozzi would stress the importance of flexibility and we needed to stretch, before our workouts.  We would do a 30 count stretch; hurdle, toe touches, left right middle and so on.   As I moved…

  Joe Carei

  March 10, 2023

  Fitness, Flexibility, Physiology, running, Sport Psychology, Stretching, Training

  dynamic stretching, Fitness, Flexibility, goals, Physiology, running, Stretching, Training