Running shoes matter. More than most runners realise. If you are training for a 10 to 21 km fun run, your shoes influence comfort, efficiency, fatigue, and injury risk. This guide gives you clear, practical guidance so you choose shoes that support your body rather than fight it. High-Stack versus Low-Stack Shoes Stack height refers to the amount of material between your foot and the ground. High-stack shoes place your foot higher off the ground, while low-stack shoes keep y

Why posture matters even for fit people You train regularly. You lift, run, jump, and compete. You feel strong. Yet performance stalls. Niggles appear. Recovery slows. Often the missing link is spinal movement. Your spine is not a stack of bones to hold you upright. It is a dynamic system built for motion. It links your arms and legs. It houses the nervous system. It shapes how you breathe, balance, and generate force. Strong muscles cannot express power through a stiff sp

Why joints can matter more than stretching Many active adults stretch regularly. Few assess joint mobility. Flexibility and mobility are not the same. Flexibility describes muscle length. Mobility describes joint motion under control. You can stretch daily and still move poorly. Why mobility matters more than stretching Muscles generate force. Joints guide force. If a joint does not move well, muscles around it tighten for protection. Stretching those muscles treats the

Why your chair might be causing “dead butt syndrome” If you work at a desk, you sit more than you think. You might train hard and still feel stiff, sore, and tired. Long blocks of sitting do their own damage. Separate from exercise. What sitting does to your body 1.      Your hips tighten Your hip flexors stay shortened. You lose hip extension. You stand up and your back takes extra load. 2.      Your upper back rounds Y our rib cage drops. Your head drifts for