Now that you know a bit about what goes on in your leg as you’re walking and running, it’s time to move on to one of the most common mistake runners or anyone doing any form of physical exercise make which increases their chances of injury up to 30 percent Read more…
To start any kind of discussion about sports and physical activities, you need to know about the anatomy of the body parts involved; in this case, your legs and abdomen. Following are the major muscle groups involved in running, walking, lower body exercises and bicycling: The Quadriceps The muscles on the Read more…
Running in Manipal is a surreal experience. It is very different from running in a city, away from the pollution, away from the crazy traffic, and away from the crowd (relatively). You can really enjoy some peace while running in Manipal. We list out 9 routes to run in and Read more…
Running seems easy enough. It’s as easy as putting one foot in front of the other, as long as you can, as fast as you can. What if I said you’re wrong? What if I told you there is a lot more to running than that? Due to the lack Read more…
The Olympic motto-“hendiatris Citius, Altius, Fortius” which means “Faster, Higher, Stronger” has been fulfilled by athletes rapidly. The winner of the 2016 Olympic Marathon ran 2:08:01. Had he been racing against the winner of the 1904 Olympic Marathon who ran 3:28:53, he would have won by nearly an hour and Read more…
MRC Admin Sandeep introduces Ravi: On an early morning in February this year, me and two of my friends set out on our bicycles on a ride to Agumbe from Manipal. On the way we were joined by a tall, lanky guy who i’d only talked to once before, on the phone, Read more…
Ganga Shinghal introduces Enakshi: A girl whose high speed deliveries are feared by every guy on campus, a multifaceted talent with excellence in cricket , football, athletics and badminton, not to mention her unrelenting enthusiasm for cross country running, Enakshi has earned herself a name in the field of sports in MIT and MU. She has served Read more…
I was into sports right from my childhood. Not a lot, but it was a part of school life. I was into skating till the 6th grade, having won a few events at the Maharashtra state level, then I participated in my school athletics events. My mom used to take Read more…
An engineer by chance, an athlete by choice and an artist by profession, is how Haren Pharswan likes to summarize himself. A 2016 MIT aeronautical batch graduate, he currently works in the creative design team for Think and Learn, Byju’s, in Bangalore and his superb artistic skills and creativity has earned him a Read more…
Our latest Runner Profile is person with a big heart and a smiling face. At least, for her students, who she calls “her kids”. This runner is a part of the Teach For India NGO, and she’s posted in a Government (more…)