To start any kind of discussion about sports and physical activities, you need to know about the anatomy of the body parts involved; in this case, your legs and abdomen. Following are the major muscle groups involved in running, walking, lower body exercises and bicycling: The Quadriceps The muscles on the front of the thighs are… Continue reading Day 2: Know Thyself.
Tag: Running
Day 1: Prelude
I started running in the last two years of my schooling, mainly as a means to escape tuition classes, but when I came to college, I started increasing my running distances gradually. Marena became something of a temple to me, and the track my God. I ran my first 10k in the third semester, and my… Continue reading Day 1: Prelude
Top 9 Routes to Run in and around Manipal
Running in Manipal is a surreal experience. It is very different from running in a city, away from the pollution, away from the crazy traffic, and away from the crowd (relatively). You can really enjoy some peace while running in Manipal. We list out 9 routes to run in and around Manipal, and these are… Continue reading Top 9 Routes to Run in and around Manipal
Sole Searching
Running seems easy enough. It’s as easy as putting one foot in front of the other, as long as you can, as fast as you can. What if I said you’re wrong? What if I told you there is a lot more to running than that? Due to the lack of physical complexity in the… Continue reading Sole Searching
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger: Athletes Of Today
The Olympic motto-“hendiatris Citius, Altius, Fortius” which means “Faster, Higher, Stronger” has been fulfilled by athletes rapidly. The winner of the 2016 Olympic Marathon ran 2:08:01. Had he been racing against the winner of the 1904 Olympic Marathon who ran 3:28:53, he would have won by nearly an hour and a half. So what’s really… Continue reading Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger: Athletes Of Today