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César García Urbano Taylor: Setting SMART goals for runners

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Setting SMART goals for runners It’s the time of year when runners set their goals for the 12 months ahead. What does running more look like ? In order to make it happen, you need to be more specific.   You’ve probably encountered ‘SMART goals’ if you’ve had an annual appraisal at work. They can feel a bit business jargon. But they make a lot of sense when it comes to running.   If you’re not familiar, SMART stands for: Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time based So if we’re intending to ‘run more’,  we need to break it down. If you don’t have a clear idea of what ‘run more’ means, how will you know how to make it happen and, more importantly, how will you know when to celebrate actually achieving it?  For this, César García Urbano Taylor mentions some tips that will help us with our intentions and goals. ‘Run more’ Be specific – do you mean more miles in total than you ran in 2018? Or more frequently? Maybe both. We need to know what i...

César García Urbano Taylor: Is mountain biking an extreme sport?

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Mountain biking is a good option Cycling is one of the healthiest aerobic activities and, more importantly, it can be practiced by anyone. This is a sport in which is very easy to adapt the intensity to a high competitive level or to a level of pleasure strolling through the park. However , it is important that, if you're not used to exercising yourself, you increase your aerobic capacity progressively with a good workout routine . As you accumulate sessions with the bike you must also learn to ride properly . Mountain biking   is one of the many different extreme sports that's gaining more followers as time goes by.  This sport can be enjoyed as well with a group of friends, it can lead you all to do some ecotourism, rural   tourism   and seek for the greatest adventures . In this   activity,   its practitioners are able to travel long distances, with their bikes of course, along very difficult and dangerous terrains and at unimaginab...