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MYOFASCIAL RELEASE EXERCISES FOR RUNNERS - HIPS AND GLUTES

Roll it! Self myofascial release techniques will help reduce muscle tension, relieve muscle soreness and improve circulation. In this video we get into the glutes and posterior hip area as part of our injury prevention series. Enjoy! Want to know the best hamstring exercises for runners?! Whether you're trying to avoid another hamstring pull or just want to get stronger in your running, these are awesome! TRY our Running Club for FREE on a 7 day FREE TRIAL.Complete holistic running pro...

HOW TO RUN FASTER, BE STRONGER, RUN LONGER WITHOUT BURN OUT AND INJURIES

- Have you struggled to fit in training with your busy lifestyle? -Maybe you are an absolute beginner and don't know where to start or perhaps you have done a few races but keep having motivation or injury troubles?  - Or maybe you have been running for years but the huge mileage you used to do is not bringing the results and you don't know why.  - Do you want to beat last years time or finish at the front of the pack?Lisa and Neil discuss the facets of a good training system and how t...

Learn why you aren't getting the results you deserve in your training/fitness

Do you feel like you are hitting your head against the brick wall sometimes, training hard and eating right and still putting on weight or getting unfitter? Lisa and Neil explain why you might be struggling to get the same results as the person next to you even though you are training and eating the same. Find out what other elements are in play in regards to your fitness and health results and what you can do to improve your performance and health. For more information on our holistic running t...

Mobility Workouts - Lengthening the Lower Back and opening the hips

Here Coach Neil Wagstaff from Running Hot Coaching takes you through some exercises to relieve lower back pain and lengthen out the hips. Having open hips is crucial for runners who want good form and technique.Daily mobility work helps prevent serious injuries.If you love running but don't like the common injuries make sure you subscribe to our channel and download our free 5 day "Run Faster, stronger, further" ecourse at https://goto.runninghotcoachin......

Warm Up Routine For Runners - Follow Along

Exercise Scientist Neil Wagstaff and Pro Ultra Endurance Athlete Lisa Tamati, co-founders of Running Hot Coaching, the holistic online run training system, take you through a sample warm up routine before your run. Warming up is something often neglected by time strapped runners wanting to just collect more kilometres but you do so at your peril. A good warm up, opens up and activates the key muscle groups, gets the heart rate up before you shock it with the stress of running, helps yo...

Sample Run Specific Strength Workout For Optimal Running Performance

Sample mini strength workout for Runners to improve the key areas where Runners need strength.With Pro Ultra Endurance Athlete Lisa Tamati and Exercise Scientist Neil Wagstaff. Want a completely different run training system? The old high mileage model not cutting it anymore for you as a runner. Check out the Running Hot Coaching Holistic run training system at https://goto.runninghotcoaching.com/info or for our 5 day run training ecourse go to https://goto.runninghotcoa...

Lisa Answers Runners Questions Live on Wild Things Platform.

Live Q & A session with Ultra Endurance Athlete, two time author, run and mindset coach Lisa Tamati on the topic of running, running to extremes, ultramarathons. Packed with tips and advice for those wanting to run better or further or those wanting to improve their mental toughness, their resilience and ability to push the limits of endurance.Lisa Tamati has over 25 years experience competing in the world's toughest endurance events and has run over 70,000km in her career and run in desert...

Mobility Workout For Runners

Being mobile, having a full range of motion in your joints, being flexible and helping your muscles recovery when tight and knotty is crucial for long term running success.It's a much neglected area for busy runners who just want to collect more kilometers rather than spending precious minutes every day helping their body recover and helping to avoid injuires. This is especially important for the older runner.Here Neil Wagstaff takes Ultra Endurance Athlete Lisa through a simple mobility workout...

Calf, Achilles, Plantar Fasciitis Exercises for Runners

The calf complex, the achilles and the plantar Fascia are three areas that are responsible for many of the most common running injuries. In this video Pro Ultra endurance Athlete Lisa Tamati takes you through some of her favourite strengthening exercises, myofascial release exercises and stretching for tight calves, achilles problems or feet problems....

Part Two - Goal Setting - How to set SMART Goals and smash them

How to set goals, how to change behaviours that take you towards your dreams. Strategies and tips to keep you on point. How to understand your motivations and use them to power you through the tough times. For more information on Lisa's Mindset Academy teaching how to develop more mental toughness, emotional resilience, leadership qualities and a never quit mentality go to https://courses.lisatamati.co.nz/...

How To Set And Smash Your Goals

Goal Setting, we all know and are told almost daily to set your goals, if you don't have goals to aim for you won't have a chance of hitting them. Ok, but what next.How do we break down huge hairy audacious goals into bite size pieces, what are SMART goals, how does our brains RAS filter work, how do we stay motivated when the going gets tough.Neil and Lisa Co-Founders of Running Hot Coaching take you on a deep dive into the world of goal setting and just how you can make sure you nail those lon...

Strength Training for Runners - Sample Session to Follow Along To

Runners need to be strong. Strong in the core, strong in the hips, glutes, ankles. Have good posture and correct technique.Here Neil my coach and co-founder at Running Hot Coaching takes  a strength routine aimed specifically at runners.For more information about our processes and approach at Running Hot, our holistic training system based or about the 5 pillars programme, watch our masterclass on running at https://goto.runninghotcoaching.com/r.... or visit our website www.runninghotc...

Epigenetic testing programme and the amazing results ultra Athlete Gus Benzie got

Neil Wagstaff, Exercise Scientist from Running Hot coaching interviews our longstanding athlete Gus Benzie about her health, fitness and ultra marathon running journey and the difference understanding her Epigenetic profile has made for her results.The epigenetic express programme is a tool developed by hundreds of scientists over the past 20 years, in fact 15 science disciplines contributed to the making on this programme which dives deep in to the genetics of the client to help them discover j...

Isobel's comeback from Aneurysm. The power of relentless perseverance, love & faith

Just wanted to share an amateur video of Mum's journey back from severe brain damage after her aneurysm. The work that has gone into her recovery has very honestly nearly broken me and our family time again, we had no road map, no hope was given she would ever get back to any quality of life but with massive and I mean massive sacrifices, perseverance, faith, hope and self belief we have together done the undoable. We still have work to do and always will have but as long as you l...

Foam rolling exercises to loosen tight calves for runners

Runners nearly always suffer from tight calves so here is what you can do about it.Lower calf and foot exercises using foam roller and massage balls to increase dorsiflexion and loosen muscles. For more great tips and advice check out 5 day free run training ecourse. www.runninghotcoaching.com/run... ...

Core Training for Runners - The Hollow Body Exercise

Having a good strong core is crucial for runners and protects your spine from injuries and help you’d control your arms and legs better so you run with better form. This is one of my favourite and most important core exercises for running....

How to run further and faster - Part two - improving your physiology

A couple of weeks back we talked in a blog about improving your running mechanics to be a better, faster runner within the bounds of your genetic abilities so today for the second piece we're going to be talking about training your physiology. You have to build yourself up to more speed and being able to withstand more pain, more muscle burning suffering and it's definitely a case of the more you do the better you can handle the unpleasant parts of going fast. So let's look at the work you are ...

Do you want to achieve the extraordinary, develop the skills of a champion?

In this solo podcast Lisa talks about what it will take break through your perceived limitations, to achieve the extraordinary, to become a champion. What key mindset you will need and what you must be prepared to do if you want to master whatever challenge you have set for yourself....

Run Specific Mobility Workout - Avoid injury, get full range of motion and speed up recovery

Having full range of motion in your joints, muscles that are strong and relaxed and flexible is crucial if you want to run strong. In this short run specific mobility workout, Exercise Scientist Neil Wagstaff & Ultra Endurance Athlete Lisa Tamati take you through a range of exercises that will help you improve your running form. For more or to learn all about how holistic run training system that will see you not only run stronger for longer but will also make sure you avoid injuries, ...

Strength Workout for Runners - A short workout to get you running better and stronger

Lisa  takes you through a short sample strength workout specifically designed for runners. Make sure to do an extensive warm up before you start then do three rounds 10 reps each exercise, scale weight to fitness and strength level and concentrate on form over speed. 1. Overhead Lunges 2. Thrusters 3. Deadlifts 4. One legged burpees 5. Overhead Press 6. Double jump burpees For more workouts to follow and video tutorials on mobility, strength for runne...

How to run further and faster.

As runners we probably all picture being like Usain Bolt, perhaps Mo Farah or maybe Paula Radcliffe, we all want to get faster and many want to be able to run longer.We all, however, have genetic limitations that will limit where we get to so we won't all be like those super athletes but the goal is to optimise your own ability and to do what you can to have a structured approach to building up your speed and distance.Today we're going to talk about how to run further and faster and specifically...

Thoracic spine mobility exercises for better posture and releasing tension.

Lisa takes you through some thoracic mobility exercises to help in your sport, for good posture, releasing tension in the lower back and neck and lats. For more coaching and inspiration please subscribe and visit our website at www.runninghotcoaching.com or download our free "Running Training" Ecourse at www.runninghotcoaching.com/running-success...

One Legged Strength Exercise Progression For Runners

Ultra Endurance Athlete, Author and Coach Lisa Tamati takes you through three exercises that get progressively harder that will help you strengthen your hips, knees and ankles and enable you to have more stability as a runner. Runners often neglect strength work - opting instead to just collect more kilometres but having a stable core, hips, knees and ankles and having glutes that are fully activated is crucial to running stronger for longer....

Three hips stretches for runners to improve running performance and avoid injury.

Our hips get a hard time and need some special love and attention if we want to run at our best. Improve performance and avoid injury. Run Coach Lisa Tamati shows you three great posterior chain and anterior chain stretches specifically aimed at hips and psoas....

How to deal with the fear monsters before that big race?

One of our athletes at Running Hot Coaching asked me a question a couple of days ago saying he's got a marathon coming up in two or three weeks and was starting to get really anxious and was experiencing some trepidation that he wasn't ready for it. and have we got any advice?Here my answer... I know that you're feeling a little bit underdone and that you've missed a couple of your long runs. And that is totally normal, par for the course and don't feel like if you didn't get every single run in...