It was a cold, wet January. I had just moved to Vancouver from Ontario and knew no one. I was lonely and facing a chapter of reinvention in my life. These chapters are often when we are most vulnerable to depression, anxiety, and other mental health challenges—times of transition and uncertainty when we lack community.Continue reading “5 Ways Running Boosts Your Mental Health: Insights from a Psychotherapist”
Author Archives: Robin Willis
How Yoga can Improve your Running
Tight hamstring, sore back, achy feet? Over the course of a 10 km run, our feet strike the ground more than 10 thousand times. It’s no wonder that most of us runners are familiar with muscle tightness, sore joints and other niggling aches and pains. Shortened muscles, strength imbalances and the threat of injury areContinue reading “How Yoga can Improve your Running”
Recovery
Why it is Important? The average runner strikes the ground 1000 times per mile, 50-70 times a minute per foot with 2-4 times their body weight. The impact is received by one leg at a time, reverberating upward through the entire body. Running is a repetitive sport wherein the same muscles repeatedly coordinate is aContinue reading “Recovery”