It's almost time to start your spring training. This year get off to a good running start by building a base of overall body strength. Stronger muscles will improve your injury resistance and provide an excellent base of fitness to build your running specific strength and power.

If you are like most distance runners you don't really enjoy spending time in the gym. You would rather be outside on the trail or track. Just because you spend most of your training time in the great outdoors doesn't mean you can get in your strength training. You can do every strength exercise you need without any equipment at all, you only need your body weight. In fact, these body weight exercises are more functional and efficient in nature when compared to their weight machine counterparts. Body weight exercises are ideal for distance runners. Check out Bear Naked Strength Training for Distance Runners for tips, information and strength training programs with no gym or equipment needed.