Healthy Runner Podcast

🤔 What Can I Help You With During These Uncertain Times 🤷🏻‍♂️...? 👇👇👇 Are you in need of "Mental Relief" and need to exercise during this time of social distancing like me! 🏃🏻‍♂️ Are you a runner who wants to stay healthy now more than ever for the benefits of your immune system while we try and prevent the spread of this virus 🦠 What problems are you facing right now with COVID-19 all around and staying active and healthy? In this impromptu episode on the Healthy Runner Podcast we addressed LIVE questions that can help you during this time of uncertainty with social distancing. A Few Questions That Were Asked On The Live Episode Within Our Healthy Runner Facebook Group: ✔️ If we are federally quarantined…can we still run outside? ✔️ If the target race is canceled or postponed, should we continue our training plan or hold off and pick up later? ✔️ Since the gym is closed and I can't take spin or other classes…can I run more or is that asking for trouble? ✔️ I am transitioning from running on the treadmill to outside now and I am feeling it, is there something I can do to strengthen my leg muscles? 👇 Leave other questions in the comments in the Healthy Runner Facebook group and I try my best to navigate these unchartered waters 🥺 👉Share your running story. Tag @sparkyourtraining or #healthyrunner Stay active, stay healthy, and just keep running during these troubling times 👊 Are you a dedicated runner trying to get out of the injury cycle or a frustrated runner looking to get faster? Get stronger, run faster, and become a lifelong injury free runner with our 16 week 1-on-1 Healthy Runner Coaching Program. Get the support, structure, and accountability from experts in the health and running industry. Personalized easy to follow plans tailored to your unique needs and busy life. If you're interested in learning more, we've got a behind the scenes video tour of our coaching program and hear from many of our athletes who were struggling with the same sticking points that you are. Just head to: https://learn.sparkhealthyrunner.com/coaching Connect with Dr. Duane: Instagram - @sparkhealthyrunner Join Our Healthy Runner Facebook Community Subscribe to our YouTube Channel [email protected] www.sparkhealthyrunner Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Play iHeartRadio Amazon Music Website

Are you new to running and are someone who just goes out there as hard as you can each and every run? Or are you someone who always gets injured every time you try to train for a race…😩? I know I have been there in my 49 road races and 21 half marathons to date. In this episode I am going to cover 5 training tips that will help you either start to run or train smarter so you don't have to stop running along the way due to suffering an injury 🏃🏻‍♀️ 📍 In this episode we will cover some common questions I hear often which include: ✔️ How often should I run? ✔️ How far should you run? ✔️ Should I do a run-walk method? Are you a dedicated runner trying to get out of the injury cycle or a frustrated runner looking to get faster? Get stronger, run faster, and become a lifelong injury free runner with our 16 week 1-on-1 Healthy Runner Coaching Program. Get the support, structure, and accountability from experts in the health and running industry. Personalized easy to follow plans tailored to your unique needs and busy life. If you're interested in learning more, we've got a behind the scenes video tour of our coaching program and hear from many of our athletes who were struggling with the same sticking points that you are. Just head to: https://learn.sparkhealthyrunner.com/coaching Connect with Dr. Duane: Instagram - @sparkhealthyrunner Join Our Healthy Runner Facebook Community Subscribe to our YouTube Channel [email protected] www.sparkhealthyrunner Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Play iHeartRadio Amazon Music Website

Do you get tightness in your muscles or feel aches and pains during your running? 👇👇👇 Do you know you should be doing stretching exercises to make you a better runner but you are not sure what you should be doing…😩? The specific tips that I am going to share are going to be the strategies (4 specific ways you can take care of your soft tissue or muscles) that will translate to helping you crush your running goals 🏃🏻‍♀️ 📍 In this episode we will cover some common questions I hear often which include: ✔️ Should I be foam rolling? ✔️ When is the best time to stretch? What types of stretching should I perform ✔️ Will stretching help prevent injuries? ✔️ What are those metal tools? What is Dry Needling? Get the full Blog Article with tons of bonus video content here: https://sparkyourtraining.com/muscle-care/ Foam Rolling Video For IT Band: https://youtu.be/dE8W76gyZy8 Foam Rolling Video For Calf Muscles: https://youtu.be/kFLoOUVK_70 Dynamic Warmup Video To Perform Before Your Run: https://youtu.be/CHEphvjXctM 10 Minute Static Stretch Routine After Your Run: https://youtu.be/chxbxdE4lOc Are you a dedicated runner trying to get out of the injury cycle or a frustrated runner looking to get faster? Get stronger, run faster, and become a lifelong injury free runner with our 16 week 1-on-1 Healthy Runner Coaching Program. Get the support, structure, and accountability from experts in the health and running industry. Personalized easy to follow plans tailored to your unique needs and busy life. If you're interested in learning more, we've got a behind the scenes video tour of our coaching program and hear from many of our athletes who were struggling with the same sticking points that you are. Just head to: https://learn.sparkhealthyrunner.com/coaching Connect with Dr. Duane: Instagram - @sparkhealthyrunner Join Our Healthy Runner Facebook Community Subscribe to our YouTube Channel [email protected] www.sparkhealthyrunner.com Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Play iHeartRadio Amazon Music Website

Do you get lost in all the exercises shared out there on social media? Do you know you should be doing exercises to make you a better runner but you are not sure what you should be doing…😩? In this episode we are going to cover the best exercises for you to do in order to get stronger, faster, and healthier as a runner. These exercises are going to be the specific exercises that will translate best to your specific activity of running. These are going to focus on exercises when your foot is on the ground and you are training on one leg (like you are when running) In this episode we cover: - Why train on 1 leg? - 5 benefits of this type of training - 3 specific examples of exercises that will allow you to train on 1 leg with your foot on the ground. Here are the videos of these exercises: Hip External Roatators ("taps & circles"): https://youtu.be/sggkv0mxEKA Gluteus Medius Muscle (Hip Drops): https://youtu.be/B-4Z_dvJ31k Reverse Lunge Into Single Leg Hold: https://youtu.be/G93_r9sD9NE Here is the Live Training I did on this topic in video form: https://youtu.be/F1yZ_gwIq5g Are you a dedicated runner trying to get out of the injury cycle or a frustrated runner looking to get faster? Get stronger, run faster, and become a lifelong injury free runner with our 16 week 1-on-1 Healthy Runner Coaching Program. Get the support, structure, and accountability from experts in the health and running industry. Personalized easy to follow plans tailored to your unique needs and busy life. If you're interested in learning more, we've got a behind the scenes video tour of our coaching program and hear from many of our athletes who were struggling with the same sticking points that you are. Just head to: https://learn.sparkhealthyrunner.com/coaching Connect with Dr. Duane: Instagram - @sparkhealthyrunner Join Our Healthy Runner Facebook Community Subscribe to our YouTube Channel [email protected] www.sparkhealthyrunner.com Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Play iHeartRadio Amazon Music Website

In this episode of the Healthy Runner podcast, we're going to be talking about the second principle of the "SPARK blueprint"...jump training to run! Have you been frustrated that you should be training in order to run, but you're not sure what exactly you should be doing? We are here to answer your questions about jump training or what we call plyometric training! What we share in this episode, I didn't even get in PT school. This information on training your muscles plyometrically I got through various running continuing education courses in my career and I have implemented these exercises both personally and with hundreds of runners throughout the years. We talk about the benefits of adding jump training into your program and provide you with 3 specific benefits! Exercise video on Level 1 Plyometric Program: https://youtu.be/Woeuf17JQBM Get the Blog Article with all the exercise videos here - https://sparkyourtraining.com/jump-training-for-running/ Are you a dedicated runner trying to get out of the injury cycle or a frustrated runner looking to get faster? Get stronger, run faster, and become a lifelong injury free runner with our 16 week 1-on-1 Healthy Runner Coaching Program. Get the support, structure, and accountability from experts in the health and running industry. Personalized easy to follow plans tailored to your unique needs and busy life. If you're interested in learning more, we've got a behind the scenes video tour of our coaching program and hear from many of our athletes who were struggling with the same sticking points that you are. Just head to: https://programs.sparkyourtraining.com/coaching Connect with Dr. Duane: Instagram - @sparkyourtraining Join Our Healthy Runner Facebook Community Subscribe to our YouTube Channel [email protected] www.sparkyourtraining.com Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Play iHeartRadio Amazon Music Website

Hey there, healthy runners! In this episode of the Healthy Runner podcast, we're going to be talking about how to strengthen your muscles to train, to run. Have you been frustrated in the past that you've taken up running or you started a new training cycle and you just get injured and must stop? Well, we take a deep dive into our first principle of the SPARK blueprint, which is how to strength TRAIN to run! I share what I have learned through my journey as an adult onset runner over the past 8 years as well as working with hundreds of runners over my 16 year career as a sport physical therapist. These tips will cover how to TRAIN TO RUN…specifically strength training for you as a runner. In this episode we talk about: - Why strength training is important - 5 specific muscles that will help prevent injury and improve your performance as a runner! Get the Blog Article with all the videos of the exercises I mentioned during the episodes here - https://sparkyourtraining.com/strength-train-to-run/ Are you a dedicated runner trying to get out of the injury cycle or a frustrated runner looking to get faster? Get stronger, run faster, and become a lifelong injury free runner with our 16 week 1-on-1 Healthy Runner Coaching Program. Get the support, structure, and accountability from experts in the health and running industry. Personalized easy to follow plans tailored to your unique needs and busy life. If you're interested in learning more, we've got a behind the scenes video tour of our coaching program and hear from many of our athletes who were struggling with the same sticking points that you are. Just head to: https://learn.sparkhealthyrunner.com/coaching Connect with Dr. Duane: Instagram - @sparkhealthyrunner Join Our Healthy Runner Facebook Community Subscribe to our YouTube Channel [email protected] www.sparkhealthyrunner.com Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Play iHeartRadio Amazon Music Website

How To [Remain Active, Get Stronger, and Heal From Injuries] Without Being Told To Stop Running. Do you have big goal and want to start running?? OR have you been frustrated in the past that whenever you start running you just get injured and have to stop...? Do you think your body is getting too old for running? Right now for this first episode of the podcast, I am super pumped about covering the blueprint to remaining active, getting stronger, and healing from injuries without being told to stop running! What I am going to be covering is the SPARK method will include 5(k) tips to help you create a healthy life for yourself so you can continue running, hitting PR's well into your 40's and 50's! I am sharing with you what I have learned through my journey as an adult onset runner over the past 8 years as well as working with hundreds of runners over my 16 year career as a sport physical therapist. Get the BLOG POST with all the videos I spoke about in this episode: https://learn.sparkhealthyrunner.com/blueprint Are you a dedicated runner trying to get out of the injury cycle or a frustrated runner looking to get faster? Get stronger, run faster, and become a lifelong injury free runner with our 16 week 1-on-1 Healthy Runner Coaching Program. Get the support, structure, and accountability from experts in the health and running industry. Personalized easy to follow plans tailored to your unique needs and busy life. If you're interested in learning more, we've got a behind the scenes video tour of our coaching program and hear from many of our athletes who were struggling with the same sticking points that you are. Just head to: https://learn.sparkhealthyrunner.com/coaching Connect with Dr. Duane: Instagram - @sparkhealthyrunner Join Our Healthy Runner Facebook Community Subscribe to our YouTube Channel [email protected] www.sparkhealthyrunner.com Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Play iHeartRadio Amazon Music Website

So here's the question.. How do runners like us remain active, get stronger, and heal from injuries without being told to stop running and create a healthy life for ourselves so we can continue to hit PR's well into our 40's and 50's. This is the question and this podcast is the answer. My name is Dr. Duane Scotti, physical therapist, educator and creator of SPARK Physical Therapy. In this first podcast episode I share my own running (Duane Scotti) story. How I started my career as a physical therapists and developed a passion for educating and keeping runners healthy so they can continue doing what they love! If you are motivated and want to continue running well into your 40's and 50's and want to run faster and further then this episode of the Healthy Runner podcast is for you! Resources: Join Our Healthy Runner Facebook Group Here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/HealthyRunnerGroup/ Check Out Our YouTube Channel Here - http://www.youtube.com/c/sparkhealthyrunner Check Out Our Blog Articles For Runners Here - https://sparkhealthyrunner.com/blog/ Inquire About Availability & Cost For Our Individualized Running Evaluation Here- https://sparkyourtraining.com/inquire-about-availability-and-cost/ Are you a dedicated runner trying to get out of the injury cycle or a frustrated runner looking to get faster? Get stronger, run faster, and become a lifelong injury free runner with our 16 week 1-on-1 Healthy Runner Coaching Program. Get the support, structure, and accountability from experts in the health and running industry. Personalized easy to follow plans tailored to your unique needs and busy life. If you're interested in learning more, we've got a behind the scenes video tour of our coaching program and hear from many of our athletes who were struggling with the same sticking points that you are. Just head to: https://programs.sparkyourtraining.com/coaching Connect with Dr. Duane: Instagram - @sparkyourtraining Join Our Healthy Runner Facebook Community Subscribe to our YouTube Channel [email protected] www.sparkyourtraining.com Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Play iHeartRadio Amazon Music Website