Get your FREE plug and play set of run warm ups to help female runners feel strong, efficient, and confident in their stride.
Home About Coaching and Resources The Women's Running Lab Podcast Blog Contact

Education and resources to help you ditch the cycle of injury and burn out and make real sustainable progress towards crushing those PRs!

Best Running Warm-Ups
Episode 15 - Master the Best Running Warm-ups: Beyond Dynamic Stretching female runners podcast running economy running skills warm-ups Nov 26, 2024
Older Runners Good New and Bad
Older Runners, Good News and Bad: The Fountain of Youth for Female Runners blog female runners jumping lifting running skills strength training Jun 11, 2024
Running with Hypermobility
Running with Hypermobility: Building Stability for Better Performance chronic tightness exercises and drills running skills May 16, 2024
Pelvic Floor Running Guide Blog
Pelvic Floor Running Guide: Everything I Wish Runners Knew About the Pelvic Floor pelvic floor running skills Apr 09, 2024
5 Runner Core Exercises
Unleash Your Potential: Essential Runner Core Exercises for Peak Performance exercises and drills improving running economy running skills strength training Feb 28, 2024
How to Fix Hunched Back in 2 Exercieses
Dump the Shoulder Slump! How to Fix Hunched Back with 2 Exercises! exercises and drills hunched shoulders running skills Oct 26, 2023
Avoid Running Injuries
How to Avoid Running Injuries: Impatience is More Dangerous Than We Think! avoid running injuries blog female runners running skills training smarts Jun 28, 2023
Train your lungs for better running
Breathe Easy: How to Train Your Lungs for a Better Running Experience blog breathing exercises and drills running skills May 30, 2023

Alison Marie Helms, PhD

Women's Strength and Running Coach

ā€‹I'm a NASM certified personal trainer, UESCA certified running coach, PhD engineer, teacher, self-proclaimed running nerd, and creator of the Women's Running Academy.

Categories

All Categories about me asymmetry in running avoid running injuries blog breathing cadence calves chronic tightness energy exercises and drills feet female runners glutes glutes and pelvic floor ground reaction forces hamstrings healthy runner hill running hip flexor hips hunched shoulders ideal running stride improving running economy it band jumping legs lifting mobility pelvic floor pelvic health exercises plantar fasciitis podcast postpartum pregnancy programs race training recovery rib mobility rib mobility exercieses rotation running economy running mechanics running pace training running science running skills running stride squat stablility stacking strength training stress training smarts urinary incontinence warm-ups weight training for female runners