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5 Runner Core Exercises
Unleash Your Potential: Essential Runner Core Exercises for Peak Performance exercises and drills improving running economy running skills strength training Feb 28, 2024
Can stress Cause hip Pain? Correlation with CO2 Tolerance
Breaking Down the Link: Can Stress Cause Hip Pain? Unraveling the Intriguing Connection. breathing calves female runners hamstrings hip flexor rotation stacking Feb 14, 2024
What to consider, when choosing Running Shoes or Barefoot
Running Shoes or Barefoot: What should You choose? feet healthy runner training smarts Jan 29, 2024
Hip Drop Exercise that Actually Works Blog
Running: Hip Drop Exercise That Actually Works exercises and drills hip flexor training smarts Jan 25, 2024
How to Build out Your Running and Strength Training Weekly Schedule
How to Set Your Running and Strength Training Weekly Schedule exercises and drills strength training training smarts weight training for female runners Jan 19, 2024
How Stress in Athletes Can Efffect Preformance
Life Stress in Athletes Matters: My Story of Running Through Grief about me Jan 12, 2024
Trisome 13 and 18
Charlotteā€™s Story: From Trisomy 13 Diagnosis to Lasting Legacy Jan 10, 2024
Benefits of Running While Pregnant
Empowering Expecting Mothers: Benefits of Running While Pregnant pelvic floor pregnancy Dec 28, 2023
Tight Calves During Running
Tight Calves During Running: Solutions Beyond Stretching for Lasting Relief calves chronic tightness exercises and drills glutes mobility Dec 14, 2023
When to Stop Running Suring Pregnancy
Finding Your Stride: How to Adjust Your Run and When to Stop Running During Pregnancy pregnancy training smarts Dec 07, 2023
Five Skills Framework for Efficient Running
Unlocking Peak Performance: Exploring the Five Skills Framework for Efficient Running rotation running economy running mechanics stacking Nov 30, 2023
Stress and Running
Stress & Running: How to Achieve Better Results With Fewer Injuries avoid running injuries stress training smarts Nov 23, 2023
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Alison Marie Helms, PhD

Women's Strength and Running Coach

ā€‹I'm a NASM certified personal trainer, UESCA certified running coach, PhD engineer, teacher, self-proclaimed running nerd, and creator of the Women's Running Academy.

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