About Rob & Deb
ROB BRITT
Rob does corporate level training on communication and equipment usage. He has a BS in Applied Psychology and Organizational Behavior. He spent 13 years in the military and 14 years in the steel industry before directing his passion toward helping other people attain their goals. He is the author of numerous books, both fiction and non-fiction. He believes the power of transformation starts with a clear vision and can be helped by mentors and personal coaching.
DEB BRITT
Deb has been involved in fitness since 1999 and has experience in personal training and nutrition coaching, as well as personal (life) coaching.
She is passionate about helping you to empower yourself to reach whatever goals you’ve set in life and believes that having a healthy body is the most powerful foundation to creating the life of your dreams.
Deb is also a freelance graphic designer, web designer, and the co-author of The PEOPLE Academy’s Not Your Mother’s Self Help Book.
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Hey Deb and Rob,
Thanks for the tips on running in a 5K. I’ve run in a number of them over the years and am currently training for my second 10K, the end of March in South Carolina. My biggest problem is weak shin muscles, so that simply raising my toes upwards after a 3-mile jog is difficult. Any advice?
Thanks! Karen
Hi Karen, thanks for the question. there are a few ways to strengthen that muscle, the Tibialis Anterior, and the simplest one is walking on a treadmill with it set at a high slope, or to walk/jog up hills. You can also do standing calf raises – anytime your toes are higher than your heels, you are working that muscle as the counter to your calf – so as you are doing the “raise” of the calf raise, you work the calf, and when you are lowering you are working the tibialis anterior.
Another really simple one is standing on a step with you heels on the step. Your toes are hanging over the edge. point your toes as far down as they will stretch, and then bring them up toward your shins as far as you can go. Hold for a few seconds in that position, then repeat. (this is using dynamic tension methodology – no weights, just working muscles against each other.)
If you google tibialis anterior exercises you can also find other things to do.
These exercises can help with shin splints, a runners nightmare.
hope that helps!