Running-Malaysia

Have you been running often but just not seeing the results you want? As a runner, you may expect to shed the extra pounds quickly as a result of your efforts. Running can burn calories and yields many fitness and health benefits, but you may find it harder to lose as much weight as you may have thought. Some runners experience...

A question that has been asked around often is, “how do I get my running motivation to stay so consistent?”As a beginner runner, after a few weeks of running, you’ll be experiencing a thing called ‘runner’s high’, it is a feel-good brain chemical like dopamine and endocannabinoids being released while you’re out running.However, until that happens it may be difficult to...

The mental challenge of long runs and races can be as tough as the physical demands of the distance. Your running journey may start okay, but now you’re barely halfway through and already feel like you have nothing left mentally. Sounds familiar? Don’t worry, we’ve all been there, it is common to feel that way.A common phrase, “Mind Over Matter”, may...

  “As a runner do you sometimes struggle to exceed your running goals and target?” Or “having the hesitation to push your mileage up because of the fear of potential pain or failure?”We know running mind games are an important tool for all long time runners, it’s how runners push through long-distance runs and fight through speed workouts, and completing...

The thought of running an ultramarathon of 1600km is not an easy race to compete, let alone accomplishing it. With the recent event of ‘TRANS BORNEO 1600’ solo charity run, we congratulate veteran endurance runner, Steven Ong who is 43 years old, who successfully conquered the charity run of crossing Malaysia’s two largest states and the sovereign state of Brunei. It is a...

Due to the recent pandemic, it has put many of our regular fitness schedules out of whack. As runners, you will have the advantage during this period of time, as many gyms, group exercises, or contact sports have been restricted due to concerns of the pandemic. Running is the safest and most effective form of exercise to maintain your fitness...

Today, runners are constantly looking for ways to take their training to the next level or simply looking to keep a record of the runs without any inconvenience of running with a phone. Having a GPS smartwatch is the ideal training partner to get you out there and kick-start a more active lifestyle. In Running Malaysia Magazine, we believe just...

As a runner, when deciding on a running smartwatch, you may ask yourself, ‘if you are getting the most out of your investment?’ And ‘ if it's making you a better and more competitive runner overall?’. Regardless, Running Malaysia Magazine wants to encourage you as our reader to reach your running, fitness, and health goals with ease. Thus, we believe...

Knee pain or runner’s knee condition is commonly discussed in the running world by runners. It is every runner’s worst nightmare as running has a way to make runners feel like they are on the top of the world, till knee pain gets in the way while running.  Well, if you’re wondering how to avoid the knee from hurting, you...

Have you ever wondered why your body feels tired and sore during and after a race? If you have been struggling through your runs or race with unexplained fatigue where your legs feel wobbly, your breathing is non-rhythmic or mentally fatigued, which causes you a whole bad running experience. It's probably due to the lack of proper nutrients to fuel...