physiology
How to get back in training, if you miss seve...
Tuusa Running coaching · 8 pvSometimes we miss several training sessions in a row. The longer the break is, the more adjustment needs to be done. So, how to get back in training,...
Running uphill: ascent
Tuusa Running coaching · 22 pvHills are so beneficial for all runners, and there is plenty of different kind of hill workouts to choose. Long and short hills, hilly routes, even treadmill hills. Ascent plays a big role...
Running at altitude – how high and what’s hap...
Tuusa Running coaching · 19.09.2021Many professional athletes go to altitude training camps, some like Kenyans living high altitude all the time. There is a lot of discussions about...
Humans are the greatest distance runners in t...
Tuusa Running coaching · 22.08.2021We are born to run and we are the greatest distance runners in the world. We might lose with speed to cheetahs and antelopes, but we win every other...
Failing the performance – Returning after the...
Tuusa Running coaching · 08.08.2021DNF, failed performance, struggles during the performance are familiar to most of the athletes. Not only professionals but amateur too. It...
Does running ever get easier?
Tuusa Running coaching · 25.07.2021Does running get easier? Yes. But of course, there are always certain limits. If you are training regularly and systematically, you will become stronger and develop better fitness and...
What happens to you when running a marathon?
Tuusa Running coaching · 11.07.2021Marathons are fun, right? We all know that after marathon muscles are quite sore for a couple of days. But, there are happening a lot more than...
Should women train differently than men?
Tuusa Running coaching · 17.01.2021In a physical perspective, there is some difference between women and men. Women are often described slower and weaker, because of the physical...
Sweet dreams… How sleep affects us?
Tuusa Running coaching · 03.01.2021We all know that nothing is better than good night sleep and how important they are. Unfortunately, nowadays many suffer insomnia and other sleeping...
Why have several pair of running shoes?
Tuusa Running coaching · 06.12.2020We all know that good running shoes are essential, and you should not use one pair year after year. But why have several different shoes, when you...
Relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S)
Tuusa Running coaching · 22.11.2020Relative energy deficiency (RED-S) is a result of prolonged insufficient energy intake. It’s common in female sports, repeated weight loss and...
Hamstring movements for runners
Tuusa Running coaching · 08.11.2020In the case of runners, there is often talk of little tension, which is expected to improve economic running and thus performance. The mobility and...
How your job affect your training?
Tuusa Running coaching · 16.08.2020How often you feel physically or mentally tired after work? Some people like to go running the end of the day, but can your occupation affect your...
RUNNING ECONOMY FACTORS – which you can partl...
Tuusa Running coaching · 19.07.2020Running economy (RE) means runners’ energy utilization when they are running at aerobic intensity. There are multiple factors, which plays the...
Running with narrow stride width or toe-out?
Tuusa Running coaching · 05.07.2020Each of us has individual running style and foot pattern, but sometimes they can cause more harm than good. Runners often observe their foot stride...
Symptoms of overtraining syndrome
Tuusa Running coaching · 31.05.2020Overtraining syndrome can happen to everyone, you don’t need to be an elite athlete. There are many signs and symptoms which might indicate...
Do you need a cold shower after a workout?
Tuusa Running coaching · 19.01.2020We all have seen athletes using an ice bath or hear them speaking about a cold shower. After a workout in hot weather, you might want to take a cold...
SCIENCE TALK: why nutrition matter?
Tuusa Running coaching · 29.12.2019How important proper nutrition is for you? There are roughly three types of people; eat what they like and don’t really care about nutrition,...
OTHER: training books must-read list
Tuusa Running coaching · 15.12.2019Let’s continue the must-read book list, now it’s the turn of training books. This category is so wide. There are biographies, guide book,...
SCIENCE TALK: cool-down, do we need it?
Tuusa Running coaching · 08.12.2019I have written about warm-up earlier, you can find it here. It contained benefits and importance of warm-up, the excellent warm-up protocol to...
SCIENCE TALK: the truth about lactate and lac...
Tuusa Running coaching · 01.12.2019Everyone’s favourite subject lactate or lactic acid! The topic that rises up regularly, with plenty of mistakes and misunderstanding. You might...
SCIENCE TALK: Neuromuscular training in runners
Tuusa Running coaching · 24.11.2019There is a post about weight training benefits for runners, you can find it here. That post considers why runners should add strength training in...
SCIENCE TALK: stretching or not?
Tuusa Running coaching · 27.10.2019Most of us do some stretching regularly, or at least when they feel muscle soreness. Is it really necessary, or benefit at all? Common reason why...
OTHER: nutrition books must read
Tuusa Running coaching · 23.10.2019There was a post about sports science books a couple of weeks ago. Some of those books contained nutrition too, but these books are only a nutritions...
SCIENCE TALK: foam rolling, beneficial or not?
Tuusa Running coaching · 20.10.2019Foam rolling has gained popularity in recent years, and various foam rollers have been developed. Almost all gyms have at least one foam rollers and...
SCIENCE TALK: warm-up, do we need it?
Tuusa Running coaching · 13.10.2019First, lace your shoes and then start running, maybe slower at the beginning so the body will have time to warm-up, that’s enough? Right?...
SCIENCE TALK: Training twice a day
Tuusa Running coaching · 06.10.2019Running twice a day is something that only the elite athlete does. That’s the big myth in running and training. You don’t need to be an...
OTHER: Sports science books must read
Tuusa Running coaching · 29.09.2019Do you want to know more about sports science, or how the human body works? What happen inside us during rest or activity? Whether you are not a...
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