How To Run Faster As You Get Older

Find out what exercises you should be incorporating to be running stronger and for longer.

Running slower as you get older? Pick up the jump rope: Research shows that a shorter stride length associated with aging may be the reason we can no longer hit those PRs. But explosive exercises like rope jumping that build calf-muscle strength and power may help runner maintain stride length and velocity, according to Paul DeVita, Ph.D., a professor at East Carolina University.

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