It's getting warmer every day. I want to put on sneakers and start running on the street, and not in stuffy gyms. What about running in a team and under the supervision of a professional coach? Fortunately, in Moscow this sport has become so popular that it will not be difficult to find like-minded people. There are so many running clubs that you can't figure them out right away, so How to Green decided to tell you about the most popular running communities, how exactly such trainings work, where to sign up for them and what you need to take with you.
How is the training in the running club?
In all running clubs, any workout begins with a warm-up, where the trainer gives a set of exercises necessary to warm up the muscles. After that, participants with different levels of training and average pace are divided into groups and run a certain (depending on the type of training) distance. Then the athletes are waiting for the complex functional exercises to improve cardio indicators of strength and endurance. Please note that training takes place outside, so it is important to dress appropriately for the weather.
Now we will tell you about the 5 most popular running communities in Moscow.
1. Nike+ Running Club
One of the largest Moscow running clubs. Everyone is welcome here - from beginners to experienced athletes. For the duration of the races, participants are divided into groups according to the average pace in order to correct their own. This was done for the convenience of runners and their achievement best results. Trainings are different: both just running with a small set of exercises after, and for acceleration. There is even a special program for beginners called "First Run", where they pay special attention to running technique. Those who continue will not be bored either: in addition to basic running training, there is a Nike + Training Club functional training program.
How to get: Participation is free, all you need is .
Where do they run: Gorky Park, where sports base Nike (NRC); there are showers and locker rooms for runners.
2. Running G irls
Need a running buddy? No problem! A group for girls who love to run and chat. Here they run at an easy pace, because the goal is to keep yourself in good shape and not overdo it. Running Girls participate in races together, where they support and motivate each other, which helps a lot to overcome the distance. After a positive run, running friends gather for breakfast to come up with a new sports challenge, get to know each other, or just discuss women's issues.
How to get: participation is free. There are no regular trainings, but the girls often organize joint runs and meetings. To start chatting, just connect to the chat in Telegram, and it’s better to follow the workouts in "AND instagram.
Where do they run: they usually gather at the ObedBufet Moscow City cafe (Vystavochnaya metro station) and run in Presnensky Park. Sometimes training sessions are held together with Adidas trainers in Gorky Park (the new Adidas sports center).
3. Running club adidas runners
It's not even a community, but a real one friendly team, because together the guys not only run, but also regularly attend yoga classes and training in football, Pilates, capoeira. Lectures, workshops and parties are also part of the running club schedule. Have you been looking for a race team in other cities for a long time? Adidas runners travel as one big team all over Russia and bring medals and good mood.
How to get: participation is free. Easy to follow schedule in a Facebook group.
Where do they run: the guys most often gather at the 8Oz Cafe. in Gorky Park or cafe "Yunost" (metro station "Tsvetnoy Bulvar"). There, runners can leave their things and change clothes. Also recently, the Adidas sports center was opened in Gorky Park, which will become the home of the Adidas Runners this summer. The new base has showers and changing rooms.
4. Rruns
Rruns is a small but very friendly running group. These guys are really smart, it's not for nothing that their emblem is a greyhound, one of the fastest dogs in the world. A great love of running helps to start training on Saturdays at 8 am. Usually this is a warm-up, a 7-15 km race and breakfast - getting to know the team.
How to get: Registration is not needed, training is free, but you need to have money with you for food in a cafe after a run. You can join the guys at open training on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The schedule and all the information about the upcoming races is
Great alternative sports clubs- free training. We tell you where to look for cool and absolutely free classes with professional trainers every day. Yoga, basketball, running in the parks, cycling, stretching, Pilates and dancing: take your pick and sign up soon!
NIKE TRAINING CLUB
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Nike Training Club is a community from Nike that will help you fall in love with the sport. To join the club, you need to download the Nike+Training Club app (on Android or iOS ), select the "Club" tab and sign up for the class you are interested in.
Registration opens 24 hours in advance, and we advise you to hurry - there are a lot of applicants every time. Most training takes place in the flagship storeNike on Kuznetsky Most : intense NTC Power Yoga, unifying classical yoga And strength exercises, power training with elements of ballet, classes aimed at active recovery and work with balance. Also in space playground You can sign up for basketball practice.
NIKE RUNNING CLUB
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Don't like to work out in the gym? Nike has something for you too! In the Nike+Running Club app (for Android and iOS ) or all in the same Nike + Training Club in the “Club” tab, everyone can register for group races in Moscow. We advise you to take a comfortable form with you (here we how to choose running shoes) and good mood!
ADIDAS RUNNERS
The Adidas Runners Club is a real paradise for runners and a godsend for those who are just getting acquainted with this type of activity. Visit website and select "Register for training". And then enter the city (trainings are held not only in Moscow) and place (Adidas running bases are located throughout the city). You can also choose the type of training and even the coach! Don't worry if this is your first run - a professional trainer will tell you everything and teach you everything. And the Adidas Runners community holds functional training and yoga classes: for convenience, subscribe to their telegram channel and register for training even faster!
REEBOK OPEN LESSONS
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Reebok regularly hosts open classes at the brand's stores in major malls and friendly fitness clubs. Cycle, functional training, stretching, Pilates, dancing - choose a place, time and come to a workout! You can sign up through the website Reebok in the "Open lessons" tab in the "Trainings" section or through a group
Gorky Park, with the support of Nike, is creating a fundamentally new type of running club in Moscow, where everything - from routes and infrastructure to pleasant company and a varied training program - is thought out to the smallest detail. When creating a running club, Gorky Park sought to bring to life one simple idea: running is the joy of free movement in a beautiful place. And if you can run in a great company with interesting people, get advice from coaches and use convenient infrastructure for athletes, then running becomes a great pleasure.
The running program is designed for all ages and levels of training, but first of all - for those who have always dreamed of running, but did not dare to different reasons. Now there are no such reasons. From May 1 to the services of runners- the most beautiful embankment in the city, in a couple of weeks the infrastructure with locker rooms, showers, drinking fountains and cafes will be finally completed, there will also be a personally designed training program, a motivation system and an excellent company. The running club in Gorky Park will be headed by Alexandra Boyarskaya-Waitt, a well-known journalist and one of the new apologists for the running movement in Moscow (pictured below).
“There are moments of simple, very pure joy during a run - when suddenly a second wind opens; when you turn and see the sunset in the whole sky; or you are enveloped in a cool wind with the smells of the park, grass, leaves; when someone runs towards you and raises his thumbs up and smiles; when instead of the two kilometers set for yourself, it turns out to run three, or instead of five - ten, or even a half-marathon distance. At this point, you stop worrying that something is not working out. A simple fact that can be a revelation: after a half-hour run, the chances and strength to do something impossible - or what seemed impossible - are much greater. All these moments cost more than a pair of sneakers. Moscow is a very beautiful city, and, oddly enough, it is much easier to see it while jogging along the embankment in Gorky Park. Just try it."
So, the center of the running club will be a pavilion on Pushkinskaya Embankment in Gorky Park, where you can sign up for the club, get advice and full information about the programs, as well as - to use the locker room and showers. There are several trails in the Park different levels preparation. Drinking fountains are installed along each route. In addition, each member of the club receives a membership card. Running programs created with the assistance of Nike and designed for different levels of training. All participants will be able to receive advice and advice from a team of professional trainers. For members of the club, a schedule of morning and evening races is drawn up, which will allow everyone to choose the best schedule for themselves. Participation in the club free.
“What do we do in training? Each session is set up a little differently. We always run - but at different distances and with different goals. Now let me tell you about this week, for example. In Tuesday we will run faster for a distance and jump. Jumping is also very helpful. IN Thursday — speed strength training and relay races. Oh yeah. If you think that you are being forced into physical education classes that you really disliked - well, maybe there are similarities. But I grew up with prejudice; more precisely, they dissipated themselves when I realized that conditionally voluntary participation in seemingly rather ridiculous activities incredibly raises self-esteem and greatly helps to relax and throw any complexes and nonsense out of my head. IN Friday- cross-country training and real physical education with OFP (I love this term). IN Saturday— fartlek 3-5 km and stretching (fartlek is a workout with a variable speed of running, and stretching is, as you understand, stretching exercises). IN Sunday- jogging (sorry, it's jogging, it's just what we call it in the schedule) and jumping in place. Jumping in place is fun. We at school in the classroom sometimes jumped on the spot before the tests so that the head worked better. ”
The current training schedule at Gorky Park is as follows : Tue, Thu and Fri 20:00, Sat-Sun 12:00. Every day when training takes place, two trainers work, one takes a more seriously prepared group, the second - beginners.
Thanks to the developed training system, participants will be able to gradually move to more advanced levels. Gorky Park and Nike will reward such victories with valuable prizes: T-shirts, sneakers, sports accessories. In autumn, all members of the club will make a big run, which will mark the end of the season.
Note: Alexandra Boyarskaya-Wait. Journalist and actress. Having started running in London parks, she decided not to limit this hobby to the paths of one city - and started a blog about running, in which she talked in detail about preparing for the half marathon in San Francisco. After the race, I decided to develop running in Moscow. Alexandra will spend the whole summer of 2012 in Gorky Park, together with Nike coaches, telling and showing everyone how and why to start running.
How to find: TsPKIO named after Gorky, From the main entrance - straight ahead and after the fountain to the right. orange pavilion with volleyball courts(there is also a cafe “Bulka”) with the inscription “ Sports Complex” on Service Alley - if it’s easier, then this alley is closest to the embankment, and the pavilion is located right next to the carousel. If you get lost, call Alexandra at 8-967-266-5583.
Running is getting more popular view sports. This is not surprising, given the minimal financial and time costs, running is a luxury that everyone can afford. Regular runners live an average of three years longer than non-runners. This conclusion was made by scientists from the University of Iowa. The best part is that to achieve this effect, it is not at all necessary to make grueling ten-kilometer runs every day. It is enough to run at least 10-15 minutes at low speed. The main thing is that jogging should be regular, only compliance with this condition guarantees the maximum benefit from training.
Many are aware of the importance of running for health, but something always prevents you from starting to play sports. As a rule, the majority doubts their own abilities, they are embarrassed by the lack of proper sports training, and most importantly, the lack of a good company. But all this is fixable, because there is a place where you have been waiting for a long time!
In the very center of Moscow, in the Gorky Park, the Nike Plus running club operates daily. Here, professional trainers conduct group classes for both beginners and experienced runners. Before the start of training, beginners are explained the running technique, correct breathing, answer all your questions. Leads every activity experienced trainer, who monitors the condition of each participant during a run. Depending on physical training Club members are involved in different groups: for beginners, middle group and marathon runners. The workouts are arranged in such a way that everyone receives loads of the level that suits him and does not cause discomfort. The goal of training is different for everyone: for someone it’s the Run Moscow race in October for 5 or 10 kilometers, for someone it’s a half marathon, someone just understands how to get off the couch and run a given distance without stopping. The club does not have any standards that must be passed, but enthusiasts who take part in races and other sports events are actively encouraged.
On the territory of the Gorky Park there are several routes for different levels of training. Drinking fountains are installed along each route, so it is not necessary to take water with you. The Nike+ Running Club also has changing rooms and lockers. Prior to training, each member of the running club can get a key to the locker and leave their belongings for the duration of the run. Thus, the management of the club takes all measures to ensure maximum comfort for the participants in the classes.
We managed to talk with a member of the Nike + club Victoria.
Tell us about how you ended up in the club?
My story is different from many others I have heard. One evening I went for a run. There was a beautiful sunset, I could not resist and photographed it as a keepsake, and then posted it on Instagram, indicating the location. After my run, I came home and decided to see if there were other joggers in my area. In social networks, my attention was attracted by a girl who, as it turned out later, was the administrator of the club. All the runners have very beautiful photos, so I looked at her photos with interest, then I went to the profiles of her friends. So I came to the news about the opening of the Nike + Running Club in Gorky Park.
How long have you been in the club?
What are your first impressions of the classes?
At first I mixed up the groups and my first session took place in the strongest run, the participants of which were preparing for the marathon. Naturally, in the morning my whole body ached, I could hardly get myself out of bed. But even after such a test, my desire to run did not disappear, but on the contrary, the first run tempered my character. As for the atmosphere that prevails in the club, I can say that this is the most pleasant place where I have ever been. Great people work in our club, trainings are fun, after classes you don’t even want to go home.
Is the club free of charge?
Yes, the club is absolutely free. Moreover, sometimes we are also given fruits and water after training.
Were there any funny cases or interesting acquaintances connected with the club?
Runners are very interesting, positive, open people. Each training gave me the opportunity to meet some lovely person. Sometimes you meet before the start of the race, and sometimes on the run.
Now I remembered one bright moment for me connected with the running club. At one of the initial classes, a girl was running next to me, she could barely keep up with the others. Well, I was in the same shape then. She and I decided to help each other overcome the distance - we began to run and shout motivational phrases to the entire embankment. So they ran, tired, but happy! Running gives an incredible positive attitude. Paradoxically, after class, the energy becomes even greater than it was before the workout!
Have you made friends from the club with whom you communicate not only in class, but also in your free time?
Yes, sure. For example, today I went to visit the administrators of the running club, then I met with a friend and we went for a walk in the center of Moscow. The club has given me many interesting acquaintances, my horizons have expanded significantly. It's nice to be part of a cool place like the Nike+ Club. I recommend this club to everyone. Come visit us, you will definitely like it!
Thank you Victoria It was very nice to chat!
In addition to all the above advantages of the Nike plus running club, it is worth noting that the club operates on a gratuitous basis, which means that you can run here absolutely free of charge. The goal of the Nike+ running club is to increase the athletic tone of the population, to attract all more people to the right healthy lifestyle life. To participate in jogging, you do not need anything other than Have a good mood and a positive attitude for a pleasant pastime. After just a few sessions, your body will thank you, the phone book will be replenished with new numbers, and self-esteem will increase dramatically. You will not notice how you yourself will actively invite friends and acquaintances to training. It should be noted that the age of the club members is absolutely unlimited. Nike+ caters to both youth and seniors who care about their health and keep fit.
On winter period The running club in Gorky Park is closed. The last run will take place on September 30, but this does not mean that classes stop - the club simply changes its location. Classes are transferred to Fili Park and Tagansky Park. From October, training will take place in these two parks. Everyone who wants to get Additional information about the activities of the club, as well as to find out the training schedule, can go to the official page of the Vkontakte group.
The Nike+ Running Club in Moscow belongs to a worldwide organization with branches in all major world capitals. Club members not only train to improve their performance, but also compete with each other. The competitive element makes training more fun, and the winners are generously rewarded with gifts from the Nike Corporation.
From Tuesday to Friday, club members run in the evening, and on weekends - in the daytime. The start takes place in Gorky Park, the participants gather in the Sports Center pavilion, where there is an opportunity to change clothes and leave things in lockers. The main routes run along the embankments of the park. Gorky and through the boring garden, sometimes the routes stretch to the very Sparrow Hills. If you're looking for a full clubbing experience and the joys of team running, the Nike+ Running Club is here to help. Training takes place on the highest level, they correspond to the international format of the organization.
