Regular running improves heart health, lowers blood pressure, and boosts endurance. It’s great for mental health and stress relief. It helps you burn calories for fat loss and build aerobic capacity and setting goals or beating personal bests builds mental resilience.
Whether you’re just starting out or training for an event like City2Surf, there’s something seriously motivating about hitting the pavement and seeing your progress build over time. Trust me, I’ve been running for the last six months now and I’ve been loving how it’s been making me feel.
But here’s the thing, running alone isn’t enough for a well rounded training plan.
With all the benefits of running comes repetitive stress on your joints, muscles and connective tissues.
This is where resistance training comes in. Building strength supports your body to move more efficiently to boost your running performance and withstand the impact to stay injury free!
So if you’re serious about getting better at running pairing it with 2–3 resistance training sessions a week is the go! This combination will build a stronger and more resilient body and increase your power, control, posture as well as prevent muscle imbalances and support your joints.
Resistance training doesn’t take away from your running, it unlocks your potential.
So if you’re unsure where to start with running or how to structure your training around running, feel free to reach out!
We here at Vision Personal Training are always happy to help tailor something to your goals and lifestyle whether you’re chasing your first 5K, prepping for City2Surf or just looking to feel fitter, stronger and more confident in your body
