Move-Mint Running Podcast: 13 episode

Written By Rajat Chauhan

I discuss the following:

  • tips on vegetarian diet
  • tackling retro-calcaeneal bursitis spur
  • migraine amongst runners

Exercise of the week: Squats

Story of the week is about how running has helped 13 year old Aditya from Bangalore who very much like me has Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). 

Events that are around the corner:

  • 5k / 10k / 21k, Coorg (Go Heritage Run): 25th Sep
  • 10k, Bangalore (adidas Uprising): 2nd Oct
  • 10k, Chennai (adidas Uprising): 16th Oct
  • 5k / 10k / 21k, Badami (Go Heritage Run): 23rd Oct

Keep miling and smiling.

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Men and women die differently. Is heart the reason?
Men and women die differently. Is heart the reason?

Heart disease is the biggest causes of death in both men and women, yet they play out very differently. There is a Yentl Syndrome to be blamed for it. Recent research brings good news, where women can take proactive role in getting better.

‘Now’ - an English or a Hindi word?
‘Now’ - an English or a Hindi word?

Discover the profound meaning of "now" through philosophy and personal experience. Explore the present moment, time, and life's journey.

Racing Optimally
Racing Optimally

I am suggesting a strategy, customised for you, to help you perform better at races based on whatever work you’ve put in so far.

Can running or exercising kill you?
Can running or exercising kill you?

Yesterday at Delhi Half Marathon a participant collapsed at 18km mark and later died. Same happened two weeks back at London Marathon, and a month before at another Indian race. That makes it seem like a common occurrence while exercising or running? But it’s rarer than people dying while watching television. Are these deaths a cause for worry? I look at it critically.

Is resistance training bad for kids?
Is resistance training bad for kids?

Most parents, teachers, coaches, trainers and even health professionals think that resistance training during childhood and adolescence is unsafe, ineffective and unnecessary. This false narrative must change.

What's happening at La Ultra?
What's happening at La Ultra?

On a regular basis I am bombarded with questions: When is the next La Ultra? Will you have 222, 333 and 555 categories? Will you still keep the shorter versions like 11, 22, 33 and 55? What about 111? What next? I answer all that and more.

Decoding the facts behind the Much-Hyped HIIT
Decoding the facts behind the Much-Hyped HIIT

While both HIIT and HIT are all the craze right now, it is important to understand why people move the way they do and the psychology of movement, which makes people choose this form of exercise over others.

Busting myths of exercising in heat
Busting myths of exercising in heat

We’ve been told not to drink cold water, pour it on our heads or sit in an air conditioned room right after a workout on a hot sunny day and that playing in the sun makes us stronger. Is that so?

The do's and don'ts of exercising on a hot day
The do's and don'ts of exercising on a hot day

On a hot summer day on a long slow run, my body began to heat up. Had I not known what to do in those circumstances, things could have taken a turn for the worse. Here's what I did.

Overcoming your La Ultra
Overcoming your La Ultra

7/7 (7th July 2005) London suicide bombing and Covid pandemic have played a major role in shifting my perspective to life. In between these two I had put together 10 editions of the impossible La Ultra. Now I appreciate that we all are battling are own challenges and wanting to overcome our La Ultras.

Rajat Chauhan
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