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 If you work in the athletic world, either as a coach or as an athlete yourself, or it just so happens to be a hobby you have a passion for, this pandemic is probably hit you harder than it has other people. While switching to online versions of office work, education and shopping and social engagement were really a big transition for most people under the age of 50 anyhow, deeply physical things like athletics are a bit of a challenge. After all, I’m not even a sports person, and I remember how weird it was to walk by someone’s TV and see them watch a sports game and had no one in the stadium other than the players athletics will never be the same. Fortunately, it’s not actually that hard to solve this problem, believe it or not. As physical meet ups aside from actual tournaments and contests you don’t even need some kind of space-age technology, just stuff that most athletes already have, aside from a specialized application. You probably already have a basic smart watch with bi...

 Regular running is good for you in so many ways and you do not have to want to compete to benefit from joining a running club, using a running club app, having a coach. You can lose weight, get healthier, be physical and mentally in a better place and set your own goals you want to work towards. Running gives you more energy, improves your mood and is an affordable way to get fit and stay fit. Here are some preparation and technique running tips. Preparing to run Preparing is a good idea, it prevents injuries and helps you be as comfortable as you can when you are out there. Find or make a plan - your plan should include some short-term goals with a longer-term one. It might be to compete in a race or improve a time or the distance you do. You can get plans online, or you ask a coach for one. Make sure you are good to run physically - have any niggles or aches checked out to make sure you are not going to have potential injuries straight away. Take a look at a running club - yo...

 During this pandemic, we’ve had to offload a lot of things to the Internet that we really never dreamed of digitizing before. Yes, there has been that steady trend of choosing the Internet to do things that we used to do in person, such as a lot of shopping, certain kinds of work, and certain forms of communication. However, this was a slow bit of progress in the past, and something that was more selective. The pressure of staying isolated has changed this, and now pretty much everything that can possibly be done effectively online is done in such a way. School, work, even things like conventions, debates and lectures are all handled through an online forum now. Truth be told, this will probably remain the case well after the pandemic has subsided, because people are beginning to realize how much more convenient it is to just stay home and do things through a computer. Whether or not the social aspect of being present in a location, directly engaging other people is a significan...

 We like to blame the pandemic and other uncertainties of the present time for increasing inclination towards online solutions. While this is certainly been a massive catalyst in this massive migration, it had begun quite some time before. This was more visible and how we saw entertainment, casual social interaction and shopping, but we’ve been moving everything to a more impersonal, distance form of social interaction for a long time. Traditionalists will decry this, but it simply is what it is, and objectively is neither good nor bad. It is true, however, that quite a few things of them pushed in this direction much more readily in recent times. Athletic pursuits probably feel this bite more than anything else. You can’t really go to a game these days, and athletes it like to work together in clubs or simply for mutual support can’t really get together anymore. Running a running club would then seem like a bit of a challenge. But, you can actually use the ubiquity of modern digi...

 Being a runner does not mean you are competing in the 100 m sprint, or training for marathons, although you might be! You might also just enjoy running as a form of exercise and escape a few times a week. Whether you intend to compete, join events or just like to run you could really benefit from a running coach. People have loved to run since they were children but somewhere along the way, they might fall out of practice. A coach can help you with personal goals and fitness levels. But there are some misconceptions about running that you need to re-adjust your understanding over. So here are those four myths and the truth behind them. Misconception 1 - You do not need strength training to run There is a misconception that strength training is not necessary for your running training plans. Whether you are racing, join virtual events with your virtual running club, or have other reasons, including some strength training is actually a good idea. Strength training makes sure you do...