{"id":2888,"date":"2010-10-15T09:22:58","date_gmt":"2010-10-15T14:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=2888"},"modified":"2014-10-26T12:25:51","modified_gmt":"2014-10-26T17:25:51","slug":"running-mistakes-11-to-avoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/running-mistakes-11-to-avoid\/","title":{"rendered":"Running Mistakes &#8211; 11 to Avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2889\" style=\"width: 243px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/san-diego-shooter-flickr.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2889\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2889\" title=\"san diego shooter flickr\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/san-diego-shooter-flickr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Diego Shooter on Flickr.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Isn&#8217;t it interesting that the most simple of all exercises, putting one foot in front of the other, would offer so many pitfalls? Running is an incredible form of exercise providing\u00a0a tremendous calorie burn, strong legs, enhanced cardio-respiratory capacity, endurance and stronger bones &#8230; if you do it right. Running is fairly simple, but since it&#8217;s a high impact activity requiring a redundant motion, it&#8217;s important to take the &#8220;right steps&#8221; to prevent injury and maintain\u00a0progress. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I found a fab feature online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.womenshealthmag.com\/fitness\/fitness-information-quiz\" target=\"_blank\">Women&#8217;s Health Magazine<\/a> which provides some smart insight on making your runs safe and productive.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll learn what shoes you should wear, when they should be replaced, what pace to keep and how to make progress. 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