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By: Rebecca Schumer, DPT, MedStar Health Plantar Fasciitis (PF) can be a real pain in the you know what… the foot! More specifically the bottom…

The IT Band, or the Iliotibial Band, is technically a tendon, and runs from the outside of your hip area down to the outside of…

When you break it down, running is essentially just a series of spring-like hops from one leg to another, with the foot being the tip…

Every time I think of running, I have to smile. It has taken me so far when at the beginning of freshmen year, I wasn’t…

Happy training out there this summer! Your future self will thank you for the miles you put in the bank this summer. I hope you're…

To me, the Amy Schuerholz Metz scholarship represents preserving this positive attitude through terrifically strenuous workouts and intense classes. I’m so beyond grateful to have…

Returning to running after giving birth can be an exciting but daunting experience for many new mothers. While it’s important to give yourself time to…

While each piece is important and related, I find the Video Gait Analysis to be most important. How we run gives the most telling piece…

What we eat affects all the systems of the body, from how we look and feel to how well our bodies work. If you look…

I arrived at the first training session, shaking in my shoes, just so sure I was going to stick out like a sore thumb.  I…

Often when we think about goals around running or exercise, the focus is entirely on our body and the physicality of the movement. How can…

One of the most common mistakes I see with athletes of all kinds is under fueling. This mistake is not just eating too little food/calories…