For Your Health

Rules for Recovery

A Marathoner's Guide to Healing After the Big Race

Chad W. Lutz

As the push for the finish line ends, a new race begins. One of the more overlooked aspects of marathon running, recovery proves almost as crucial as training for recurring marathoners. The minute your legs stop moving past the threshold of a race your body instantly begins the recovery process, but without proper aid from the person claiming ownership to those legs, your next race may stand in serious jeopardy.

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The Glass Is Half Full

A Lesson In Hydration

Chad W. Lutz

While most people probably think hydration is only important for those crazy athletes they see on TV running hundreds of miles a week and performing at elite levels, hydration is about as key to life as protons and neutrons are to the average atom.

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For A Better Buckeye

May Schedule

Chad W. Lutz

Attention Athletes! We’re in the thick of April showers, which means only one this, May marathon season. America is bouncing back and resilient as ever after the tragic events of this year’s Boston Marathon. Races in support of the event have been springing up all over the State of Ohio in addition to the usual gambit of 5ks, 10ks, half marathons and full marathons May boasts. Search through our For A Better Buckeye May 2013 list of athletic events to find the perfect culmination of your spring fitness pursuits or simply challenge yourself to lead a better, healthier lifestyle.

Whether you’re a full-time pro or just getting into the swing of things, these events offer a wide variety of competition for every age and every level of athletic ability.

For a full schedule of events click here!

Pick Your Portion

Cutting Back Calories to Prevent Weight Gain

Chad W. Lutz

There are many things contributing to expanding bulges in American’s midsections. The American culture is highly saturated with electronic devices aimed at convenience and leisure. Americans also tend to spend less time working out and more time watching TV or sleeping.

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2013 Flying Pig Preview

Chad W. Lutz

Every year in early May, the streets of Cincinnati run wild with swine. Thousands of runners converge on the Queen City to tackle one of Ohio's most time-honored traditions: The Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon.

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Cinnmply Marvelous

Chad W. Lutz

These days it hard to know who to believe when it comes to weight loss and there’s almost too much hype out there about what to eat, how to eat it, and even when to eat. The age-old mantra, “chew your food before you swallow,” suddenly comes to mind, but almost seems too simple in this cyber jungleland

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