Runner's World UK

Runner's World is an inspirational and motivational magazine for runners of all ages and abilities. In every issue of Runner’s World we inform, advise, educate, and motivate runners of all ages and abilities. We help every runner achieve their personal health, fitness and performance goals. Runner’s World shows you the best ways to get the maximum amount of benefits from running in the minimum amount of time. Big promise? Definitely. But you don’t have to take our word for it – we’d like to prove it to you!

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SLOWLY DOES IT • New to running? Go easy and go often

QUICK, SMART • Try the seven-minute workout that’s approved by science

BURNING QUESTION • Just how unhealthy is burnt food?

STEP DOWN • If you’re forever looking at your phone or sports watch thinking, ‘How can I still not have managed 10,000 steps?’, you’ll welcome the findings of a new study

JOIN THE RESISTANCE

BUNK MILES

FROZEN CONS • Ice sore muscles? Think again, says new study

UNDER GROUND MOVEMENT • Meet the men who ran to every London Tube station to raise money for the homeless

AGE MIGHT BE CATCHING ME, BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN I’M BEATEN

A PATH TO GREENER TRAVEL • Slow Ways want to get more people exploring the UK on foot by highlighting the thousands of existing paths, ways and trails that connect our towns, cities and villages

VIVA LA RESOLUTIONS! • Sticking to a new year’s pledge requires high spirits and low standards, says John Carroll

#WAYBACKWHEN • Show us a pic from your first ever running race

VOLUNTARY SERVICE

CYCLING, GOLF, SWIMMING: THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT SPORTS OUT THERE. SO WHY HAS RUNNING BECOME YOUR NUMBER ONE?

DEMON DOGS AND STRANGE SHAPES – A FRIGHT-NIGHT RUN

RUNNING GAGS

RUNNING THROUGH THE TEARS CAN HELP US FIND A WAY

DOWNLOAD YOUR ULTIMATE RUNNING COMPANION • Subscribe to the digital edition of Runner’s World and SAVE UP TO 26% on the cover price. Get great tips on race plans, sportswear, nutrition and much more.

RUNNIG IS FOR every BODY • Nine runners who have outrun negativity and show that everyone has an equal place in our runners’ world

POSITIVE THINKING • Model, body-positivity campaigner and runner Shareefa J on mental health and letting go of the ‘crazy myth’ that running isn’t for every body

STEP INSIDE • ››› 32 HACKS, WORKOUTS, MOTIVATION-BOOSTERS AND EXPERT TIPS TO HELP YOU GET THE MOST FROM THE WORLD’S GREATEST TRAINING TOOL

6 WAYS A TREADMILL CHANGED MY LIFE

3 APPS TO ENHANCE THE’ MILL

5 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU BRING A TREAD HOME • Insider knowledge from Ed Pryts, who, as chief sales officer at Gym Source, has been selling treadmills for more than 30 years.

COACH JESS’S FAVOURITE TREADMILL WORKOUTS FOR EVERY RUNNING GOAL • I love the treadmill. When I step on to one, I know that I’m going to nail my workout. Running in the controlled environment allows me to dial in my speed, execute precision and block out other interruptions. It provides the consistency of pace and effort that breeds improvement. Dreadmill? Only if you choose to look at it like that. Instead, see it as the perfect tool to help you become a stronger athlete, both mentally and physically.

8 TREADMILL HACKS • RW readers share their secrets to making running on the ’mill less run of the mill

HOW TO CALIBRATE YOUR MACHINE • Jonathan Cane, exercise physiologist and professional running coach, spent years managing gyms and regularly saw treadmills that were off by 2% to 3%. Here’s how he measures their accuracy

5 OF THE BEST TREADMILLS TO HANDLE YOUR WINTER MILES • A treadmill...